Position 261

NRBBKNQR · king on e, bishops on c and d

nrbbknqr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NRBBKNQR w KQkq - 0 1

Bishops on c1 and d1, queen on g1, king on e1, knights on a1 and f1, rooks on b1 and h1. Kingside has 2 pieces in the lane; queenside has 2 pieces in the lane. At Stockfish depth 15 the preferred first move is f4, +0.54, draw rate 83%, more level than 13% of the 960 starts.

QueensideKingsideK

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

White edge +0.54. More level than 13% of the 960 starts.

Engine WDL

Win 16.5% · Draw 83.1% · Loss 0.4%

Human-adjusted WDL

Win 38.2% · Draw 50.0% · Loss 11.8%

Kingside has 2 pieces in the lane; queenside has 2 pieces in the lane.

Bishops on c and d · King on e · First move f4

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