White or Black?

Do you prefer to be the white player or black player in chess? Some people say White always has an advantage over black, but I'm not really sure about this. I have always preferred to be white though

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Black has the advantage over white.
first move leave uncertainty as which pawn (or knight) to move.
first white moves, black now knows what (in general) white might do and therefor has a slight advantage.
Lets say white moves: from D.2. to D.4.
exposing the queen, the bishop & the king.

so now black knows:

white can only move (without wasting a turn)-
B1 to A3 or C3
G1 to f3 or H3
C1 to n+1
and
D1 to D2 or D3.

what i would do is move from E.7. to E.6.
allowing my bishop to be free.
At this point it would be easy to get him in check if he makes any of these moves about but D1 to D2 or D3.
Im not going to play this because that would just be boreing.

White goes first, therefor black always one step ahead... if that makes since

Actually, White has the advantage, for exactly the reason you've stated. White gets a whole extra move, as it were. Roughly 54-55% of all games that are won, are won by White (at top level, I mean). If White plays sharply (that is, in ways that keeps the 'initiative'), then White can make the most of that extra move, and that advantage can be all the difference.

Attacking players like Kasparov, Nakamura, or Judit Pulgar always start with the
advantage until they give up initiative. White moves first and this is critical when
it comes to opening analysis (particularly since the mid 1980's and Kasparov's rise
to change the way the game needs to be played in the opening and mid-game
transition). Until computers solve the game of chess, based on current theory,
black should always be able to draw (or win if white makes a weak move).

As Tissue says, white wins more games than black in tournament play....

It is often easier to attack than to defend.

No preference. Chess is chess on either side of the board. Statistically, it's true white has a slight advantage, but the stronger player is still going to win.

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White has a 1 move advantage. Some masters think that a 3 move advantage would be roughly equal to a pawn. Obviously this is an average. White is definitely better but this is only other things being equal. If I play White against Kasparov I will lose as other things are not equal.

I prefer to chosse black one.... I dont know, i just like black side.....

I like black one.

I always played white, but I am going to start taking up black now. =]

I always pick black ^^