21 Dec '10 16:08>1 edit
Gatecrasher made a thread a few years back (Thread 31062) comparing the relative strength with each colour.
This was Gatecrashers original post:
Large game databases show that all things being equal white should trump black about 54% of the time.
Do your results conform to that? Here's a forumla to calculate your %preference for white?
Score = 100* WS/(WS+BS)
where WS = (WW+WD/2)/WG and
BS = (BW+BD/2)/BG
BG, BW, BD are black games, wins and draws, and
WG, WW, WD are white games, wins and draws. You can get this info from the "Your performance" page on "My Home".
As an example, my score works out as:
Score = 100 * 0.8324/(0.8324+0.81768)
Score = 50.4%
Which compared to the 54% benchmark tells me that I play relatively better as black than white. It could mean my openings as white are weaker than they should be. It could mean my defences as black are stronger. I'd like to think its the latter.
What is your score? And what does it tell you about your game, if anything?
This was Gatecrashers original post:
Large game databases show that all things being equal white should trump black about 54% of the time.
Do your results conform to that? Here's a forumla to calculate your %preference for white?
Score = 100* WS/(WS+BS)
where WS = (WW+WD/2)/WG and
BS = (BW+BD/2)/BG
BG, BW, BD are black games, wins and draws, and
WG, WW, WD are white games, wins and draws. You can get this info from the "Your performance" page on "My Home".
As an example, my score works out as:
Score = 100 * 0.8324/(0.8324+0.81768)
Score = 50.4%
Which compared to the 54% benchmark tells me that I play relatively better as black than white. It could mean my openings as white are weaker than they should be. It could mean my defences as black are stronger. I'd like to think its the latter.
What is your score? And what does it tell you about your game, if anything?