Chess 960 Matchup Analysis
A systematic evaluation of all 921,600 possible Chess-960 opening matchups — each of the 960 starting positions facing one another — processed by Stockfish v17.1 at depth 20.
Percentage of the 921,600 matchups falling within each centipawn range.
A balanced position lies within ±30 cp.
3,940 matchups (0.43%) result in a perfectly balanced position (0 cp).
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efghRNBQKBNR is the only Chess-960 starting position identical to the traditional chess setup.
| Role | Avg eval | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| As White | +0.04 | Balanced position |
| As Black | +0.44 | White has a slight advantage |
Avg eval when one side plays the classical position against each of the other 960 opponents.