Why is it so hard to play as black?

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TravelingNessie

I have been playing chess for a while, and I am getting better daily. I play mostly against bots and a lot of the time I play as White. But I notice something about my matches: I make more bulders and mistakes whenever I play as Black. For eg, Coach Danny is a fun and beginner-friendly bot. I play him as White and I win cleanly, (no mistakes, no misses). I beat up to 1000 rating bots without or 1 to 2 mistakes. But I play as Black against the same Bots and find out I suck at it. I made 4 Blunders against the same Coach Danny. Why is that? How can I improve myself?

vd2010g

On chess, White starts with the initiative, so Black must either respond or try to snatch the initiative. It's not a big advantage and mainly applies at high skill levels, still its possible that the lack of initiative throws you off guard, pushes you unto "I don't know what to do" territory and into blunders. Try learning how to play cautiously and counter everything White throws, before counterattacking and snatching the initiative.

tygxc

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"play mostly against bots" ++ Better play people.

"a lot of the time I play as White" ++ Play black as often as white.

"I make more bulders and mistakes whenever I play as Black" ++ That is normal.

"Why is that?" ++ White has the initiative, an advantage of +1 tempo.

"How can I improve myself?"
++ Play humans. Play black as often as white. Analyse your lost games.