I don't want to play with the white pieces.

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Avatar of ArgoNavis

I am just fed up. The matching algorithm in this website is just utter rubbish. I keep getting the white pieces, and I am just tired of this nonsense. It seems to me that my opponents are given an unfair advantage. They know what I played so they can react properly. As white, I am in zugzwang and, no matter the move I play, I will be making concessions to black. Also, the black pieces look better than the white ones, so, apart from the psychological advantage of not having to decide first, my opponent also has an aesthetic advantage. It is just unfair, if this is not solved properly, I may leave the website. Chess is interesting, but having the white pieces is just taking all the fun of it.

Avatar of ArgoNavis

Also, I forgot to tell you that I get the white pieces more or less half the time! Can you believe it? This is just unbearable. I think I could play white a maximum of 20% of the games, otherwise I may get mad soon.

Avatar of Martin_Stahl

I understand what kind of post this is but the solution is to play unrated and only put out seeks as black. Problem solved tongue.png

Avatar of Pulpofeira

Are you changing your flag, or should I do?!

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Martin_Stahl wrote:

I understand what kind of post this is but the solution is to play unrated and only put out seeks as black. Problem solved 

please, give us a definition

Avatar of Pulpofeira

As if we were few, the donkey gave birth...

Avatar of ArgoNavis
Martin_Stahl wrote:

I understand what kind of post this is but the solution is to play unrated and only put out seeks as black. Problem solved 

But I want to play rated games!

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Pulpofeira wrote:

As if we were few, the donkey gave birth...

the grandmother gave birth! inept!

Avatar of JuJitsuShihhTsu

it's better being black, chess is all about the bad guys winning.

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kingofshedinjas wrote:
Martin_Stahl wrote:

I understand what kind of post this is but the solution is to play unrated and only put out seeks as black. Problem solved 

But I want to play rated games!

 

Can't help you there.

Avatar of ANOK1

so black has an advantage cos they know your first move , chess has so many openings why play the same old well trod one do something different as white and leave black thinking grrrr id prepared for 1 d4 not 1 knf3

Avatar of jadoubovich

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/community/things-have-changed

Avatar of ArgoNavis

I disagree, nobody has tried to solve my problem, nothing has changed.

Avatar of macer75

If Daeth were still around you could solve your problem by playing all of your games against him. Alas, that's no longer an option.

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kingofshedinjas a écrit :
Martin_Stahl wrote:

I understand what kind of post this is but the solution is to play unrated and only put out seeks as black. Problem solved 

But I want to play rated games!

Rating is based on a fair ~50/50 ratio between white and black.
Thus you got no solution just because there is none.

Avatar of DivineDestruction

You're a noob if you don't like playing with the white pieces and noobs should just make do with what they get.Don't ask for more than you deserve.

Avatar of ArgoNavis
DivineDestruction wrote:

You're a noob if you don't like playing with the white pieces and noobs should just make do with what they get.Don't ask for more than you deserve.

Yeah, you're right, I didn't deserve such a useful comment...

Avatar of ArgoNavis

3 days later, and still nobody has solved this...

Avatar of Strangemover

Once you've had black you never go back.

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kingofshedinjas wrote:

3 days later, and still nobody has solved this...

 

That is because there is no solution for Live, other than playing unrated.