Position 252

NBRKQNBR · king on d, bishops on b and g

nbrkqnbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NBRKQNBR w KQkq - 0 1

Bishops on b1 and g1, queen on e1 beside the king on d1, knights on a1 and f1, 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 c3, +0.46, draw rate 87%, more level than 26% of the 960 starts.

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

White edge +0.46. More level than 26% of the 960 starts.

Engine WDL

Win 12.9% · Draw 86.6% · Loss 0.5%

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 b and g · King on d · First move c3

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