Position 253

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Copy FEN

Bishops on d1 and g1, queen on e1, king on c1, knights on a1 and f1, 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 developing the knight (a1b3), +0.43, draw rate 88%, more level than 33% of the 960 starts.

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

White edge +0.43. More level than 33% of the 960 starts.

Engine WDL

Win 11.7% · Draw 87.7% · 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 g · King on c · First move developing the knight (a1b3)