Position 278

NRBKNBRQ · king on d, bishops on c and f

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Bishops on c1 and f1, queen on h1, king on d1, knights on a1 and e1, rooks on b1 and g1. Kingside has 2 pieces in the lane; queenside has 1 piece in the lane. At Stockfish depth 15 the preferred first move is developing the knight (a1b3), +0.32, draw rate 91%, more level than 69% of the 960 starts.

QueensideKingsideK

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

White edge +0.32. More level than 69% of the 960 starts.

Engine WDL

Win 8.3% · Draw 90.8% · Loss 0.9%

Human-adjusted WDL

Win 23.4% · Draw 55.0% · Loss 21.6%

Kingside has 2 pieces in the lane; queenside has 1 piece in the lane.

Bishops on c and f · King on d · First move developing the knight (a1b3)

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