Position 250

NRKQBBNR · king on c, bishops on e and f

nrkqbbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NRKQBBNR w KQkq - 0 1

Bishops on e1 and f1, queen on d1 beside the 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 c4, +0.59, draw rate 81%, more level than 8% of the 960 starts.

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

White edge +0.59. More level than 8% of the 960 starts.

Engine WDL

Win 19.0% · Draw 80.7% · Loss 0.3%

Human-adjusted WDL

Win 38.4% · Draw 50.0% · Loss 11.6%

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

Bishops on e and f · King on c · First move c4

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