Position 272

BBNRKNRQ · king on e, bishops on a and b

bbnrknrq/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BBNRKNRQ w KQkq - 0 1

Bishops on a1 and b1, queen on h1, king on e1, knights on c1 and f1, rooks on d1 and g1. Kingside has 1 piece in the lane; queenside castling is clear. At Stockfish depth 15 the preferred first move is b4, +0.50, draw rate 85%, more level than 18% of the 960 starts.

QueensideKingsideK

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

White edge +0.50. More level than 18% of the 960 starts.

Engine WDL

Win 14.3% · Draw 85.2% · Loss 0.5%

Human-adjusted WDL

Win 37.9% · Draw 50.0% · Loss 12.1%

Kingside has 1 piece in the lane; queenside castling is clear.

Bishops on a and b · King on e · First move b4

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