Position 518

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Bishops on c1 and f1, queen on d1 beside the king on e1, knights on b1 and g1, rooks on a1 and h1. Kingside has 2 pieces in the lane; queenside has 3 pieces in the lane. At Stockfish depth 15 the preferred first move is e4, +0.30, draw rate 91%, more level than 76% of the 960 starts.

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

White edge +0.30. More level than 76% of the 960 starts.

Engine WDL

Win 7.7% · Draw 91.3% · Loss 1.0%

Human-adjusted WDL

Win 23.4% · Draw 55.0% · Loss 21.6%

Kingside has 2 pieces in the lane; queenside has 3 pieces in the lane.

Bishops on c and f · King on e · First move e4

Why standard chess is the average, not the peak