Study positions
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Position 01
Strong White
White has a strong position with good control of the center and active pieces.
Position 02
Closed Center
Position 03
Stone Wall
Position 04
Stone Wall with Knights
Position 05
The french defense
Position 06
Full board, White to move
The standard starting position with every piece still on the board. Useful as a calm baseline for eval and board-orientation testing.
Position 07
Full board, Black to move
The normal starting position shown from Black's side, so White still moves first while you can study the board from the opposite perspective.
Position 08
Double Fianceto
A symmetrical setup with both bishops fianchettoed, useful for studying quiet development and long-diagonal pressure.
Position 09
Double Fianceto (hard)
A symmetrical setup with both bishops fianchettoed, useful for studying quiet development and long-diagonal pressure.