Position 259

BNRKNQRB · king on d, bishops on a and h

bnrknqrb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BNRKNQRB w KQkq - 0 1

Bishops on a1 and h1, queen on f1, king on d1, knights on b1 and e1, rooks on c1 and g1. Kingside has 2 pieces in the lane; queenside castling is clear. At Stockfish depth 15 the preferred first move is b4, +0.23, draw rate 93%, more level than 91% of the 960 starts.

QueensideKingsideK

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

White edge +0.23. More level than 91% of the 960 starts.

Engine WDL

Win 6.1% · Draw 92.7% · Loss 1.2%

Human-adjusted WDL

Win 23.4% · Draw 55.0% · Loss 21.6%

Kingside has 2 pieces in the lane; queenside castling is clear.

Bishops on a and h · King on d · First move b4

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