Position 359

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Bishops on c1 and h1, queen on f1, king on d1, knights on a1 and g1, rooks on b1 and e1. Kingside castling is clear; queenside has 1 piece in the lane. At Stockfish depth 15 the preferred first move is developing the knight (a1b3), +0.44, draw rate 88%, more level than 29% of the 960 starts.

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

White edge +0.44. More level than 29% of the 960 starts.

Engine WDL

Win 11.9% · Draw 87.5% · Loss 0.6%

Human-adjusted WDL

Win 23.4% · Draw 55.0% · Loss 21.6%

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

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