i guess because one side had to go first or that the Persians,Arabs and Indians from which the game derives just chose white to be more superiour
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Actually, sides often alternated going first until the second half of the nineteenth century. Often we don't know if an older game had white or black move first because "white to play" has become standardized and older games are compiled with white moving first. Any connection with "racism" is historically ignorant hokum.
FrederickM, former, Northern California State USCF President
The player with the white pieces starts first in chess.
The lighter coloured pieces. The player controlling those is referred to as 'white' in the game and they move first.
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The white team starts first. You might flip a coin to decide who will get white.The white side according to the rules of chess starts first ; white has the first move .
In a game of chess, the player who moves first gets to play with the white pieces.
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White always goes first.
Her first chart hit on Chess was "If I can't have you" in August 1960.
In chess, the player with the white pieces goes first. This is determined by mutual agreement or by a random method such as a coin toss.
chess is a board gameit has total 64 squares32 squares for both white and blackthe pieces r the elephant,horse,minister,king and the queenin the game the white starts firstchess is played by 2 people [for those who don't know]chess was created in INDIAAnswerThe player who has the white pieces goes first.
Yes; unfortunaely, "white" in the game of Chess, has the advantage, from the way the board is set (the bottom right corner is always white), to which pieces move first, etc.
In chess, white has a slight advantage over black due to moving first, which allows for more control over the game's tempo and potential for initiative.