Decent_Chess-Player wrote:
Because chess is racist...
Yes, yes. Verbally abusing the game that we others love is a great strategy. Just keep it up.
In chess, why does white go first?
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May 12, 2025
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#64
I think the best answer was the first answer. Because there are two different colors and someone has to go first.
May 12, 2025
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#65
PEMDAS15 wrote:
I think the best answer was the first answer. Because there are two different colors and someone has to go first.
Yep, this is the right answer. Mine was for a joke. In my headcanon (I'm a freak that has a headcanon for chess. It's not that complicated tho just for why the pieces move like that and stuff) I like to think White is evil ( no racism here) bc it started the war instead of the usual black is evil.
this can easily be rectified by just designating a player to go first or second and randomly picking them white or black. then white or black can go first 50% of the time.
but chess.com is too racist for this.
May 12, 2025
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#67
Traditional, black was considered to be a “lucky” colour. So black went first to even the odds
edited moderator AndrewSmith
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