Position 242

BNRKQBNR · king on d, bishops on a and f

bnrkqbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BNRKQBNR w KQkq - 0 1

Bishops on a1 and f1, queen on e1 beside the king on d1, knights on b1 and g1, rooks on c1 and h1. Kingside has 3 pieces in the lane; queenside castling is clear. At Stockfish depth 15 the preferred first move is b3, +0.18, draw rate 93%, more level than 97% of the 960 starts.

QueensideKingsideK

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

White edge +0.18. More level than 97% of the 960 starts.

Engine WDL

Win 5.1% · Draw 93.4% · Loss 1.5%

Human-adjusted WDL

Win 23.4% · Draw 55.0% · Loss 21.6%

Kingside has 3 pieces in the lane; queenside castling is clear.

Bishops on a and f · King on d · First move b3

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