Two Six-Packs of Beer on a Game Theory Wager

[OrangeKing]

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However, not all games have this property, and it has not been proven that White can at least draw in chess.

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However, there is overwhelming anecdotal evidence, from every level of play and from every computer chess program ever built, that it is White that has the advantage, not Black - and thus the question is almost certainly: is the opening position a win for White (probably not) or a draw?

The difference is the complete information that white has; in poker, acting last allows you to have more information. In chess, acting first allows you to improve your position, forcing the second player to play catchup until white makes an inaccurate move.

It is theoretically possible that white is lost, but it seems incredibly unlikely. World class players nearly never lose with the white pieces, and it is pretty simple for the top players in the world to force a drawish position if they have white.