Position 534

RNBKQBNR · king on d, bishops on c and f

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Bishops on c1 and f1, queen on e1 beside the king on d1, knights on b1 and g1, rooks on a1 and h1. Kingside has 3 pieces in the lane; queenside has 2 pieces in the lane. At Stockfish depth 15 the preferred first move is d4, +0.54, draw rate 83%, more level than 13% of the 960 starts.

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

White edge +0.54. More level than 13% of the 960 starts.

Engine WDL

Win 16.5% · Draw 83.1% · Loss 0.4%

Human-adjusted WDL

Win 38.2% · Draw 50.0% · Loss 11.8%

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

Bishops on c and f · King on d · First move d4

The 534 paradox · GRENKE Freestyle Open 2026

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