Position 249

NRKBBQNR · king on c, bishops on d and e

nrkbbqnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NRKBBQNR w KQkq - 0 1

Bishops on d1 and e1, queen on f1, king on c1, knights on a1 and g1, rooks on b1 and h1. Kingside has 4 pieces in the lane; queenside castling is clear. At Stockfish depth 15 the preferred first move is e4, +0.44, draw rate 87%, more level than 29% of the 960 starts.

QueensideKingsideK

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

White edge +0.44. More level than 29% of the 960 starts.

Engine WDL

Win 12.2% · Draw 87.2% · Loss 0.6%

Human-adjusted WDL

Win 23.4% · Draw 55.0% · Loss 21.6%

Kingside has 4 pieces in the lane; queenside castling is clear.

Bishops on d and e · King on c · First move e4

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