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First move advantage in Western Chess - why does it exist?[Subject Thread] [Add Response]
Derek Nalls wrote on Thu, Aug 9, 2012 11:17 PM UTC:
Via causality, the small advantage white holds at the beginning of the game
(in Chess), given appr. equal quality play for white & black, gets
amplified into a large advantage by the end of the game roughly consistent
with known win-loss stats for white & black.

[Bravo to Occam's Razor.]