Studying red's style . . .

nihilismor

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22 Sep 08 08:04

nihilismor

Joined: 24 Sep 06
Moves: 3736

22 Sep 08 08:04

If I play as red (and nothing else) repetitively for years; will I gain an advantage over someone who has always aimed for playing as white (and nothing else) and has been preparing the same amount of time as me?

Sicilian Smaug

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22 Sep 08 08:54

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~~diskamyl~~

Joined: 29 Mar 07
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22 Sep 08 09:31

Originally posted by nihilismor
If I play as red (and nothing else) repetitively for years; will I gain an advantage over someone who has always aimed for playing as white (and nothing else) and has been preparing the same amount of time as me?

you have completed 137 games here, made over 3000 moves, and you call it red? RED?

clarencecuasay

Toronto

Joined: 19 May 07
Moves: 38228

22 Sep 08 10:01

If red=black then...

I don't think there'd be any real advantage. Someone below 1800 rating will be making tactical blunders that nullify whatever color "expertise" they'd built up over the years.

wormwood

If Theres Hell Below

We're All Gonna Go!

Joined: 10 Sep 05
Moves: 10228

22 Sep 08 13:47

Originally posted by nihilismor
If I play as red (and nothing else) repetitively for years; will I gain an advantage over someone who has always aimed for playing as white (and nothing else) and has been preparing the same amount of time as me?

no.

Ponderable

chemist

Linkenheim

Joined: 22 Apr 05
Moves: 716387

22 Sep 08 14:05

Originally posted by clarencecuasay
If red=black then...

I don't think there'd be any real advantage. Someone below 1800 rating will be making tactical blunders that nullify whatever color "expertise" they'd built up over the years.

In fact there is a thread about colour prefernece started by Gatecrsher a few years back, and most people had a strong preference for white.