Chess, but it's even

The standard game of chess as we know favours white. Across all rating levels, white scores better than black, and thus it is an advantage to start a chess game with white rather than with black. But, what if, despite having the advantage of the first move, white was no better than black?

I present to you, 'Chess, but it's even' where the only change I made from the standard starting position was to swap the b8 knight and the f8 bishop and suddenly, the evaluation is 0.00 at depth 30 for both stockfish 17.1 and Torch 2. 

Black's position is improved as the bishops are harmonized and pointing towards white's kingside while the 2 knights could potentially provide a better shelter for black's king if black chooses to castle kingside. Suddenly, having the first move is no longer an advantage.

Who will come out on top once we level the playing field?

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