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Horde is better for black. Add a white pawn?

Is it me or Horde is always easier for Black?
If so, did you consider adding a white pawn?
Depends on the time and the increment for me.
I don't know, I get more often outplayed with black.
I think white is easier, for me at least but i guess it is different for everyone
Lots of studies have been made. But Stuben and Svenos know that better than me. Black has some advantage at the oppening. Ading a pawn is been considered lots of times, but as u need lot of community support, is a slow work. But yeah, as far as I know, they are currently working on it.
@DigoCR I personally prefer white but both sides are pretty much equal at the beginning of the game in my opinion. As LuquiHorde08 mentioned, black has the advantage in the beginning but that can always change depending on the moves played. You can review studies created by Svenos, Sinamon, and Stubenfisch if you want to learn more about horde opening theory.
Stockfish disagrees!
It evaluates the initial position as positive.
Maybe it's just harder for us human players to play better controlling an army of pawns than a standard set of pieces that we're used to?

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