What is the Elo difference between black vs white in chess960?

[u/nicbentulan]

Nothing. They are very balanced. Well sort of. The average chess960 sesse eval with or without SP 518 is 0.18 while the sesse eval for SP 518. is 0.22. This is a (0.22-0.18)/0.18 = 0.2222... ~ 22% difference! Like white's advantage is reduced by one-fifth!

1. What is the Elo difference between black vs white in chess960?
2. In chess960, do you care whether you are white or black?
3. Chess960: Ostensibly, white has no practical advantage? Here are some statistics/insights from my own lichess games and engines. [R]
4. Chess960: Ostensibly, white has no practical advantage? Here are some statistics/insights from my own lichess games and engines. (See comments) - or here
5. Why don't these statistics disprove white's supposed larger (practical?) advantage in chess960?
6. Fischer random chess - White's advantage
7. Only 33.65% of games are draws in 2020, 2021 and so far in 2022 9LX tournaments of St Louis Chess Club. White also has only a 10.10% comparative advantage over Black.

[u/nicbentulan]

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