Does chess promote white privilege because white always goes first?
Ever since the late 1800s, it has been standard for white to go first in chess. Has the time come to get rid of that rule?
Ever since the late 1800s, it has been standard for white to go first in chess. Has the time come to get rid of that rule?
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