Position 240

BBNRKQNR · king on e, bishops on a and b

bbnrkqnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BBNRKQNR w KQkq - 0 1

Bishops on a1 and b1, queen on f1 beside the king on e1, knights on c1 and g1, rooks on d1 and h1. Kingside has 2 pieces in the lane; queenside castling is clear. At Stockfish depth 15 the preferred first move is c4, +0.32, draw rate 91%, more level than 69% of the 960 starts.

QueensideKingsideK

Depth 15 will move if a deeper engine file is published.

White edge +0.32. More level than 69% of the 960 starts.

Engine WDL

Win 8.3% · Draw 90.8% · Loss 0.9%

Human-adjusted WDL

Win 23.4% · Draw 55.0% · Loss 21.6%

Kingside has 2 pieces in the lane; queenside castling is clear.

Bishops on a and b · King on e · First move c4

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