Position 254

NRKQNBBR · king on c, bishops on f and g

nrkqnbbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NRKQNBBR w KQkq - 0 1

Bishops on f1 and g1, queen on d1 beside the king on c1, knights on a1 and e1, 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, +0.41, draw rate 88%, more level than 39% of the 960 starts.

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

White edge +0.41. More level than 39% of the 960 starts.

Engine WDL

Win 11.0% · Draw 88.3% · Loss 0.7%

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 f and g · King on c · First move e4

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