I was going through my opening lines since I was having a bit of a dry spell with my favorite opening (ponziani), when I came across this EXTREMELY peculiar evaluation.
I would say white is not doing well here and actually managed to "lose" the opening despite a technically favorable line. I literally have no development, yet the engine gives me almost a +5 in this position.
Edit: I was intrigued by @ThunderClap 's comment about centerpawns, so I decided to gift black a d7 pawn to check evaluation. Lo and behold, it is now +1. The 3.5 point pawn lmao.
I would say white is not doing well here and actually managed to "lose" the opening despite a technically favorable line. I literally have no development, yet the engine gives me almost a +5 in this position.
Edit: I was intrigued by @ThunderClap 's comment about centerpawns, so I decided to gift black a d7 pawn to check evaluation. Lo and behold, it is now +1. The 3.5 point pawn lmao.