Well, if we look at statistics, yes, white does seem to have more of an advantage then black. But it might just be that exact thought process that gives white the higher win rate. You could easily argue that being able that black has more of an advantage than white as you can sort of tell what white's opening, etc., is, and play a better opening in response. This will place white behind black in both moves (as white'll have to change their opening), and black could maintain that lead. I like to say that chess is not 99% statistics, but rather around 70% psychology, 20% tactics, and 10% strategy. xD I suddenly remembered how all the boys used to say "first is the worst, second is the best" in elementary school.
Does white have more of an advantage than black?
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#75
For humans it is the same: the stronger the players the smaller the absolute white advantage,
but the larger the relative white advantage
yes basically good players make draws much more but when you compare only the games where somebody won the white win rate is much higher than for the black's one because the better player can use the starting advantage better
#76
More time = more player strength
Not necessarily because there isn't something like one universal type of strength. People are good in something and in something they are not. And obviously when you compare a titled player with 5 minutes and somebody with a rating 1700 with a much longer time, they don't play samely ... at some point, if you set the time well, they could have a balanced winrate, but they don't play the same chess with the same style. So you cant really comparing people with much more time and say that its how the masters play with less time. It's an interesting compartion but not accurate.
#78
Chess is a draw, the white advantage is not enough to win.
I understand why you think so but there is no way how you can prove it. It's just a guess.