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Here's the FEN: r1bq1rk1/pp2ppbp/2np1np1/8/3NP3/2N1BP2/PPPQ2PP/R3KB1R w KQ - 0 10 — play out the best line for 20 plies at depth 14 and show me the eval at each move."},{"title":"Opening preparation line check","prompt":"I'm studying the Caro-Kann and want to see Stockfish's full predicted continuation from this position for 15 plies at depth 12: rnbqkbnr/pp1ppppp/2p5/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 2. Show me each move in SAN notation with its centipawn score."},{"title":"Endgame technique evaluation","prompt":"Can you run Stockfish on this king-and-pawn endgame FEN — 8/8/4k3/8/4K3/4P3/8/8 w - - 0 1 — and play out the principal variation for up to 30 plies at depth 16, so I can see the winning technique move by move with evals?"}],"resultDescription":"Returns an ordered array of plies, each containing the ply number, SAN move string, UCI move string, centipawn evaluation from the side-to-move perspective, and depth reached for that search. 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