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Flaw in the debate is that it is not important that symmetry of whatever kind, or first move, or move-turn sequence, create unrealistically extremely close to 50-50 opportunity. Most sports have home-field advantage, that may be 51 or even 60%; or a rested team with fewer recent matches played; or the opposite stale from inactivity. Time of day, misinterpretation of time controls, judges, language English or multiple, last-minute computer aids. In Chess, one time player is White pieces, another game Black, so in twelve games played over a match, can you win with Black against slight odds(of statistical 100s played) somewhat better than expectation, other things being equal, with a particular starting set-up? White-Black-White is as aesthetically right as it is traditional, whereas White-B-B-White is as nonsensical as it is [impossible to refute]. It takes some common sense.