[bitshiftfaced]

Suppose you wanted to rebalance the rules of chess so that the black pieces had equal odds. You really only need to achieve this at the superhuman skill level, and then you could let the matchmaking algorithm could do the rest of the work.

[jncfhnb]

Not a great example. Chess is a 1v1 symmetric game and is pretty well balanced.

[the_sleaze_]

white moves first, in any perfect game black can only play to a draw

[JTBooth]

You can construct counterexamples too! For example, "on your turn, say a number. First player to say a number that is double a number the other player said, wins." Is a perfect (I think you mean perfect information) game.

[jncfhnb]

He meant perfect play although he is not provably correct

[jncfhnb]

> in any perfect game black can only play to a draw

You’re making this up. Chess is not solved.

It’s also largely irrelevant to my point.

[bongodongobob]

Nope, all the research with Stockfish et al is pointing to chess being a draw with perfect play.

[jncfhnb]

That’s not what “prove” means and notably is not specific to black which was the more significant claim.

I think it is highly likely that perfect play results in a tie for both sides.

[bongodongobob]

That's what a draw is my guy.