Too many games played with the same color

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tilted_horse

Why does chess.com let you play 4 times straight with the same color? One day in 7 games I played 6 with black. It may even out in the long run, but it's vey annoying when you want to play a few games and you get all games with the same color. 

Martin_Stahl
tilted_horse wrote:

Why does chess.com let you play 4 times straight with the same color? One day in 7 games I played 6 with black. It may even out in the long run, but it's vey annoying when you want to play a few games and you get all games with the same color.

The site color allocation algorithm gives the player more due black that color, with the exception of direct rematches where you alternate. You'll still get some streaks of a color but over the long haul you'll get close to 50/50.

tilted_horse
Martin_Stahl wrote:
tilted_horse wrote:

Why does chess.com let you play 4 times straight with the same color? One day in 7 games I played 6 with black. It may even out in the long run, but it's vey annoying when you want to play a few games and you get all games with the same color.

The site color allocation algorithm gives the player more due black that color, with the exception of direct rematches where you alternate. You'll still get some streaks of a color but over the long haul you'll get close to 50/50.

That's my complain, this algorithm is bad. Sometimes you want to train just a few games on a day before a tournament and then you get all the games with the same color. Never had that issue on Lichess. Their allocation algorithm is much smarter and smooth then this one.