Position 40

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Copy FEN

Bishops on b1 and e1, queen on d1, king on g1, knights on a1 and c1, rooks on f1 and h1. Kingside castling is clear; queenside castling is clear. At Stockfish depth 15 the preferred first move is c4, +0.45, draw rate 87%, more level than 27% of the 960 starts.

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

White edge +0.45. More level than 27% of the 960 starts.

Engine WDL

Win 12.5% · Draw 86.9% · Loss 0.6%

Human-adjusted WDL

Win 23.4% · Draw 55.0% · Loss 21.6%

Kingside castling is clear; queenside castling is clear.

Bishops on b and e · King on g · First move c4