When playing chess, do you prefer to play white or black? • page 1/3 • General Chess Discussion • lichess.org

I'm fine with either. As for reason chess players should not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.

lizani

Neither.
You're going to play each roughly 50% of the time, so having a strong bias isn't helpful.
Even GMs below the elite level are playing in opens where winning with white or black is essential for prize money. Or take the ongoing Olympiad, your team may rely on you to fight as black.
The exception - if you're very strong as white and confident in your winning abilities, then drawing with black is acceptable. Karpov and Kramnik in particular come to mind among the world champions.

Neither. You're going to play each roughly 50% of the time, so having a strong bias isn't helpful. Even GMs below the elite level are playing in opens where winning with white or black is essential for prize money. Or take the ongoing Olympiad, your team may rely on you to fight as black. The exception - if you're very strong as white and confident in your winning abilities, then drawing with black is acceptable. Karpov and Kramnik in particular come to mind among the world champions.

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Nepomniachtchi and Sindarov won Candidates' Tournaments with wins as black.

Greensnake55555

@K@KMcGeoch said ^

I'm fine with either. As for reason chess players should not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.

McGeoch said ^

I'm fine with either. As for reason chess players should not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.

I do not want to evaluate chess players

@K@KMcGeoch said [^](/forum/redirect/post/O0OxhAkL) > I'm fine with either. As for reason chess players should not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. McGeoch said [^](/forum/redirect/post/O0OxhAkL) > I'm fine with either. As for reason chess players should not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. I do not want to evaluate chess players

shadow1414

I prefer Black openings to White ones: French, Caro-Kann, Queen's Indian... Yes, I play them with White as well, but I prefer the variations that I get more often as Black (like the Steinitz French).

imanoob424

i prefer white, because thats where the good gambits are, like the kings gambit and scotch gambit

Quasar3C273

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Either is good. At a sub-master level particularly, White is rather overrated. I do have some preference for White simply psychologically (and I know it's psychological; I play just as well as Black), though.

Skittle-Head

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@Greensnake55555 - I just hope, you don't develop or already have a fear of playing with black. Not good for one's game!
A good attitude to have, is a great quote from Chessmaster - Bogoljubow

"When I am White I win because I am White. When I am Black I win because I am Bogoljubow." A very confident player indeed. -:]

p.s. - Here is a excellent ,(extensive) article on Wiki, about first move advantage in chess. -:]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-move_advantage_in_chess#Quotations -

@Greensnake55555 - I just hope, you don't develop or already have a fear of playing with black. Not good for one's game! A good attitude to have, is a great quote from Chessmaster - Bogoljubow - "When I am White I win because I am White. When I am Black I win because I am Bogoljubow." A very confident player indeed. -:] p.s. - Here is a excellent ,(extensive) article on Wiki, about first move advantage in chess. -:] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-move_advantage_in_chess#Quotations -

KNIGHT_c4

Yes