Position 661

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Bishops on c1 and d1, queen on h1, king on e1, knights on b1 and g1, rooks on a1 and f1. Kingside castling is clear; queenside has 3 pieces in the lane. At Stockfish depth 15 the preferred first move is developing the knight (b1c3), +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 12.3% · Draw 87.1% · Loss 0.6%

Human-adjusted WDL

Win 23.4% · Draw 55.0% · Loss 21.6%

Kingside castling is clear; queenside has 3 pieces in the lane.

Bishops on c and d · King on e · First move developing the knight (b1c3)