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I have to agree there is a slight bias towards White winning, but it really isn't a landslide [1]. And it's probably a cliche by now, but I always liked the sa
by arh68 12y ago
I have to agree there is a slight bias towards White winning, but it really isn't a landslide [1]. And it's probably a cliche by now, but I always liked the saying (apparently by Tarkatower [2]):
The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-move_advantage_in_chess https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-move_advantage_in_chess
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savielly_Tartakower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savielly_Tartakower
- randomnumber53 12y agoThe first-move-advantage becomes increasingly relevant the higher the level of play, of course.