White Advantage unfair...

Originally posted by howardgee
So, in summary, it seems agreed on this site (as in the chess world in general) that white DOES have an advantage over black.

Give this fact, then what is the problem with giving a slight ratings weighting to black?

Where could be the harm in this?
After all RHP is only a web-site, why not try to be the cutting edge of chess?

If you actually read the thread you'd notice the agreement is that the advantage is so small that it doesn't matter at all to any but the very few top players on this site.

Why change something that works and won't actually benefit the overwhelming majority of players?