In chess does the loser always play white or do the sides switch regardless every game?
Question #96682. Asked by star_gazer.
Last updated Jan 10 2017.
truefaithmom
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truefaithmom 17 year member
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No.
"In a friendly game, colors are usually decided by chance. A coin flip is always possible : 'Heads you get White' -or- 'Heads you choose your color'.
An old favorite is when one player hides a White Pawn in one fist, a Black Pawn in the other. The other player picks a hand and gets the pieces with the color of the Pawn concealed in that hand.
After the first game, the players should alternate colors.
In a tournament, the director will specify who plays which color."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_and_Black_in_chess