Statement 1: Most experts agree that white has a slight advantage over black.
Statement 2: A player who plays in FIDE Tournaments will, by virtue play about 50% of their games as white and about 50% of their games as Black.
Statement 3: Unfortunately on Lichess, there are players who only play white. I personally think this is ridiculous and delegitimizes ratings almost as much as players who use engines.
Solution: Can Lichess set up a Two game SERIES option (especially for Blitz and Bullet) in which if both players, once agreeing to play in a SERIES, must play TWO rated games, one as black one as white respectively? This will give the opportunity for fair play.
If players wish to continue to only play white and then leave, that is acceptable, but I don't want to play with them and will not enter into solo matches with them. I want fair play. When I win as white (in bullet), I always play at least one game as black. I wish this was more common practice.
Statement 2: A player who plays in FIDE Tournaments will, by virtue play about 50% of their games as white and about 50% of their games as Black.
Statement 3: Unfortunately on Lichess, there are players who only play white. I personally think this is ridiculous and delegitimizes ratings almost as much as players who use engines.
Solution: Can Lichess set up a Two game SERIES option (especially for Blitz and Bullet) in which if both players, once agreeing to play in a SERIES, must play TWO rated games, one as black one as white respectively? This will give the opportunity for fair play.
If players wish to continue to only play white and then leave, that is acceptable, but I don't want to play with them and will not enter into solo matches with them. I want fair play. When I win as white (in bullet), I always play at least one game as black. I wish this was more common practice.