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First move advantage in Western Chess - why does it exist?[Subject Thread] [Add Response]
Jeremy Lennert wrote on Tue, Aug 14, 2012 01:53 AM UTC:
If the race metaphor is accurate, I would expect the head-start to be
compared not to the length of the runner's stride, but to the length of
the entire race.  I would guess that a 10m head-start would be much more
likely to be decisive in a 100m sprint than in a marathon.

Perhaps we should not be looking at the mobility of individual pieces, but
the length of the overall game?  Piece mobility would likely be a factor in
game length, but board size, number of pieces, and several other factors
could also be highly significant.