Interesting. But I wonder if there is any move that is so horrid that
would make the other player choose to take black and proceed?

For example, even a terrible move such as a3 or h3 could potentially
come into play in defense at a later stage in the game.



--- In chessvariants@yahoogroups.com, John Kipling Lewis <jklewis@...>
wrote:
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>
> The easier solution has been in many tournaments for other games for
> years.
>
> Player 1 makes any move as white.
> Player 2 may now decide to play as white or black.
>
> If Player 1 makes a move that is too good, then Player 2 will take
white.
> If Player 1 makes a move that is horrid, then Player 2 will take
black.
> Ideally Player 1 makes a neutral move, then the game is even to start.
>
> In all three cases, the first move advantage is removed.
>
> John -
>
> On Sat, 20 Jun 2009, David wrote:
>
> > Are you referring to the one move advantage white has in chess? If
so,
> > I have 'solved' this problem with:
> >
> > http://www.d-chess.com/
> >
> > In a nutshell:
> > Random back row set-ups, asymmetrical, slight advantage to one side
> >
> > One side (by coin toss) chooses which side to play
> > Other side gets to move first
> >
> > Thereby equalizing the game; no advantage to moving first
> >
> > The first may be by white and may be by black, depending upon the
> > set-ups and who chooses which side, etc.
> >
> > David S.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In chessvariants@yahoogroups.com, Jerementality chessvariants@
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Does it reflect a cultural value for dominance and parasitism over
> >> mutualism? For chaos and asymmetry? Over predictability and
"reason"?
> >>
> >>
> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >>
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