white always goes first?
2007-03-18 04:44:46 · 7 answers · asked by multipły 6 in Games & Recreation ➔ Board Games
Go ahead and live dangerously! Have house rules that "switch off"; who cares who goes first as long as you're enjoying the game!
2007-03-18 05:03:46 · answer #1 · answered by sweet ivy lyn 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's just tradition or convention that became a law of chess. For purposes of keeping historical games consistent, the first recorded move of the game is White's. It wasn't always that way. In the 19th century and earlier, black would move first, even in some top-level match games and tournaments.
2007-03-18 12:34:24 · answer #2 · answered by VT 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe because the creator of chess was racist or the creator thought white was the force of god and black the force of hell. People back then were really religious
2007-03-18 14:10:24 · answer #3 · answered by Nathan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same answer for the following:
Why do we drive on the right side of the road?
Why do you put stamps on the left side of the envelope?
Why do you shake hands with the right hand?
Has anyone gotten your noise lately?
2007-03-18 12:08:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the lites color goes first
2007-03-18 11:47:37 · answer #5 · answered by kjh06_07 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
prejudice , racist people that invented the game
2007-03-18 12:09:00 · answer #6 · answered by mutantrighteye 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it's how the game is
2007-03-18 11:49:34 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋