Position 251

NRKQBNRB · king on c, bishops on e and h

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Bishops on e1 and h1, queen on d1 beside the king on c1, knights on a1 and f1, rooks on b1 and g1. Kingside has 3 pieces in the lane; queenside castling is clear. At Stockfish depth 15 the preferred first move is developing the knight (f1e3), +0.39, draw rate 89%, more level than 47% of the 960 starts.

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

White edge +0.39. More level than 47% of the 960 starts.

Engine WDL

Win 10.3% · Draw 89.0% · Loss 0.7%

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 e and h · King on c · First move developing the knight (f1e3)

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