General Terms
What is a first-move advantage in chess?
- Concept
- Vocabulary
- Chess
First-move advantage is a chess vocabulary term: the slight (by most accounts) advantage that White has by virtue of moving first. Use it as vocabulary, but always ask what it changes about the position or the game situation.
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