A YouTube chat about chess got flagged for hate speech

Re:A YouTube chat about chess got flagged for hate speech by 1337shadow on Thursday July 22, 2021 @04:09AM (#27916587)

They are uneven, having the first move is a documented advantage called "initiative". Your first move as black depends on the first move that white made, typically you won't have the same response for 1. d4 and 1. e4!

Anyway, I've been looking forward to this day, where SJW start trying to change chess because it's "racist" because white have advantage of initiative and "sexist" because it makes you sacrify the queen to save the king. Looking forward to see that level of stupidity being reached!!

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Re:A YouTube chat about chess got flagged for hate speech by zarathustreal on Thursday July 22, 2021 @10:42AM (#27919458)

That’s weird, there’s a documented advantage to being the second player to move as well known as the “defender’s advantage” since you have more information to make your move. Your information includes both the board state and the knowledge of the other player’s move while the first player only has knowledge of the board state. No idea where the idea of an advantage to being first came from

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Re:A YouTube chat about chess got flagged for hate speech by skinkestek on Thursday July 22, 2021 @11:10AM (#27919794)

Statistically in chess however there seems to be an advantage for the first mover.

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Re:A YouTube chat about chess got flagged for hate speech by jtsiskin on Friday July 23, 2021 @01:32AM (#27927544)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-move_advantage_in_chess

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