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30-ply evaluations of eight Capa720 setups which looked balanced at 25-ply. Most balanced setups first.

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Setup: RABNNKMBQR
Eval: 14 (i.e. White has a 14 centipawn advantage)
Rank: 1
Setup number: 230
Best opening move: Ne3 (Eval: 14)
Good opening moves: g4 (Eval: 11) c3 (Eval: 10) d4 (Eval: 9)
Pie rule (balanced) opening moves: Nf3 j4 f3 (Eval: ±0)

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Setup: RBBQNKNMAR
Eval: 21 (i.e. White has a 21 centipawn advantage)
Rank: 2
Setup number: 600
Best opening move: c3 (Eval: 21)
Good opening moves: d4 (Eval: 20) Nef3 (Eval: 18)
Pie rule (balanced) opening moves: j3 f3 (Eval: ±0)

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Setup: RNABMKBQNR
Eval: 23 (i.e. White has a 23 centipawn advantage)
Rank: 3
Setup number: 403
Best opening move: g4 (Eval: 23)
Good opening moves: h3 (Eval: 21) Nc3 (Eval: 21) e4 (Eval: 20) h4 (Eval: 18)
Pie rule (balanced) opening move: e3 (Eval: ±0)

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Setup: RNABNKQMBR
Eval: 24 (i.e. White has a 24 centipawn advantage)
Rank: 4
Setup number: 466
Best opening move: h3 (Eval: 24)
Good opening moves: Nc3 (Eval: 20) e3 (Eval: 20)
Pie rule (balanced) opening moves: Nf3 j4 c4 (Eval: ±0)

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Setup: RBNNAKBMQR
Eval: 26 (i.e. White has a 26 centipawn advantage)
Rank: 5
Setup number: 714
Best opening move: e4 (Eval: 26)
Pie rule (balanced) opening moves: f4 h3 (Eval: ±0)

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Setup: RAMBQKNNBR
Eval: 27 (i.e. White has a 27 centipawn advantage)
Rank: 6
Setup number: 94
Best opening move: e4 (Eval: 27)
Pie rule (balanced) opening moves: Nf3 e3 Ni3 (Eval: ±0)

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Setup: RNABBKMQNR
Eval: 33 (i.e. White has a 33 centipawn advantage)
Rank: 7
Setup number: 400
Best opening move: h4 (Eval: 33)
Pie rule (balanced) opening moves: e3 d4 f3 (Eval: ±0)

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Setup: RAQBMKNNBR
Eval: 33 (i.e. White has a 33 centipawn advantage)
Rank: 7
Setup number: 82
Best opening move: Nf3 (Eval: 33)
Pie rule (balanced) opening moves: c4 j4 (Eval: ±0)

Index of setups