Position 29

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Copy FEN

Bishops on d1 and g1, queen on b1, king on f1, knights on a1 and c1, rooks on e1 and h1. Kingside has 1 piece in the lane; queenside castling is clear. At Stockfish depth 15 the preferred first move is developing the knight (a1b3), +0.39, draw rate 89%, more level than 47% of the 960 starts.

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

White edge +0.39. More level than 47% of the 960 starts.

Engine WDL

Win 10.4% · Draw 88.9% · Loss 0.7%

Human-adjusted WDL

Win 23.4% · Draw 55.0% · Loss 21.6%

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

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