Because white moves first. Seriously.
This is being argued by Australia's national broadcaster, the ABC:
https://www.news.com.au/sport/more-s...60fc5f4d9fff48
It would not surprise me to see that some members of this forum think this is a serious issue worthy of debate. If so, let's hear the reasoning.
The NZ National Soccer Team the All Whites must now be worried (and probably the All Blacks as well), as will all teams where white colours dominate their strip.
I will no doubt be accused of trolling, but the debate about white pieces in chess is happening now. I'm not making this up. In fact before today, I would not have been able to envisage such a debate.
This is being argued by Australia's national broadcaster, the ABC:
https://www.news.com.au/sport/more-s...60fc5f4d9fff48
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Former Australian chess representative John Adams has slammed the ABC for organising a radio segment discussing whether the popular board game is racist. Professional economist Adams received a call from a Sydney-based ABC producer on Tuesday asking whether the game was racist because white always moves first. “I just received a phone call from an ABC Sydney based producer seeking a comment about the game of chess,” Adams posted to Twitter. “The ABC have taken the view that chess is RACIST given that white always go first! |
The NZ National Soccer Team the All Whites must now be worried (and probably the All Blacks as well), as will all teams where white colours dominate their strip.
I will no doubt be accused of trolling, but the debate about white pieces in chess is happening now. I'm not making this up. In fact before today, I would not have been able to envisage such a debate.
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