The great mid-twentieth century Grandmaster Efim Bugolubov once quipped: "When I'm White I win because I'm White, when I'm Black I win because I'm Bogolubov."
I like White because it makes it easier for me to attack.
On the other hand, someone once said that Black has a forced win because White makes the first mistake.
I think it may have been GM Larry Evans who said that the better player will win with either color, but it takes longer with Black.
Originally posted by gaychessplayerThis remark has been attributed to myriad old GM's; mostly, however to Mikhail Ivanovich Tchigorin.
The great mid-twentieth century Grandmaster Efim Bugolubov once quipped: "When I'm White I win because I'm White, when I'm Black I win because I'm Bogolubov.".
I prefer to play black, in the (ofttimes mistaken) belief that it allows me to dictate the opening variation.
Originally posted by MathurineI've been reading chess books for over thirty years, and I have never seen that quote attributed to anyone else other than Bogolubov. There are a lot of chess quotes with multiiple attributions, but I am not aware of any other claimants to the quote we're talking about. Please cite a source.
This remark has been attributed to myriad old GM's; mostly, however to Mikhail Ivanovich [b]Tchigorin.
I prefer to play black, in the (ofttimes mistaken) belief that it allows me to dictate the opening variation.[/b]