What can be the most overrated chess advantage?
Initiative? Space? Control of center? Time left on game clock? White moves first? What else?
I think that in many instances during the middle-game, strong players get lax when their opponent's pawn structure is not 'pretty' like theirs. Sometimes doubled pawns are an asset. Another one that seems to hurt a lot of beginners is the illusion of a material advantage.
an edge in the opening...
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