No, I didn't: apparently the above was proposed by chess author George Walker. White didn't consistently start first until around 1860. https://www.chessgames.

No, I didn't: apparently the above was proposed by chess author George Walker. White didn't consistently start first until around 1860. https://www.chessgames.com/player/george_walker.html?kpage=1 https://www.chessgames.com/player/george_walker.html?kpage=1