I don't know that anyone knows the answer definitively, but my suspicions are as follows:
1) White, having initiative, most likely gains a small advantage from this. Since the starting position is mirrored, and non-optimal, there is little chance it's zugzwang, which usually occurs in much simpler positions stemming from endgame. This may account for white winning more than black in games between less advanced players.
2) It is generally believed White's initiative advantage isn't significant enough to force a win in a perfect game, which would mean a draw result in such a game (which may have several equally valid branches, and hence may be a family of games rather than one distinct set of moves.) Unless Black messes up, they usually will have a good answer for White (and visa versa).
Originally posted by geepamooglemy guess is that it would be one of those games where one color is winning in pieces but it is a draw; white would have a pawn and a king versus black's king, but would be in a position where he could not get a queen.
I don't know that anyone knows the answer definitively, but my suspicions are as follows:
1) White, having initiative, most likely gains a small advantage from this. Since the starting position is mirrored, and non-optimal, there is little chance it's zugzwang, which usually occurs in much simpler positions stemming from endgame. This may account fo ...[text shortened]... .) Unless Black messes up, they usually will have a good answer for White (and visa versa).