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Bishops on a1 and f1, queen on d1 beside the king on c1, knights on e1 and h1, rooks on b1 and g1. Kingside has 3 pieces in the lane; queenside castling is clear. At Stockfish depth 15 the preferred first move is developing the knight (h1g3), +0.42, draw rate 88%, more level than 36% of the 960 starts.
Depth 15 will move if a deeper engine file is published.
White edge +0.42. More level than 36% of the 960 starts.
Engine WDL
Win 11.2% · Draw 88.2% · Loss 0.6%
Human-adjusted WDL
Win 23.4% · Draw 55.0% · Loss 21.6%
Kingside has 3 pieces in the lane; queenside castling is clear.