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How to be an enlightened chess player (startrek.website)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I prefer black. Remember that the saying goes: "White begins, black wins." (I have no idea if this saying also exists in English but it does rime just as well as in German („Weiß beginnt, Schwarz gewinnt.”))

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I don't agree and don't think the data agrees. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-move_advantage_in_chess

Two thoughts: white can more easily set the speed of the game, as well as not have to adapt to their choices (which black must do)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Almost certainly for elo play and stuff where people learned all the first 10+ moves of all the viable opening strategies.

But as a casual player (ok, I was chess club in Jr high if that counts for anything) I always chose to play as black and have always won at least 90% of all my games played. I'd be confused as hell if I played as white, at this point.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I know but still prefer black

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

I’ve always heard it as “It’s whites game to lose”.