Position 498

BRQNKBNR · king on e, bishops on a and f

brqnkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BRQNKBNR w KQkq - 0 1

Bishops on a1 and f1, queen on c1, king on e1, knights on d1 and g1, rooks on b1 and h1. Kingside has 2 pieces in the lane; queenside has 2 pieces in the lane. At Stockfish depth 15 the preferred first move is b4, +0.19, draw rate 93%, more level than 96% of the 960 starts.

QueensideKingsideK

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

White edge +0.19. More level than 96% of the 960 starts.

Engine WDL

Win 5.4% · Draw 93.2% · Loss 1.4%

Human-adjusted WDL

Win 23.4% · Draw 55.0% · Loss 21.6%

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

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

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