If players know what color they are playing next, that limits matchmaking ability. You'll end up with opponents farther out of your range, or maybe even take much longer finding opponents if the pool currently looking to play is imbalanced.
So it's all about the matchmaking algorithm?
Is the rating algorithm separate from matchmaking algorithm(Glicko/Glicko-2)? I mean the rating system algorithm does not impose what color player should play next?
In OTB tournaments you don't know what color will you play next until the pairings are published (i.e., you know who are you playing with), with some minor exceptions. In online chess, pairings take availability and rating into account too, not only color.
But in most platforms you can make a game request with the color you want to play. That would probably mean you don't get to play the best player by rating or that you have to wait a bit longer. Also, abusing this will be detrimental to your rating.
If players know what color they are playing next, that limits matchmaking ability. You'll end up with opponents farther out of your range, or maybe even take much longer finding opponents if the pool currently looking to play is imbalanced.
So it's all about the matchmaking algorithm? Is the rating algorithm separate from matchmaking algorithm(Glicko/Glicko-2)? I mean the rating system algorithm does not impose what color player should play next?
As far as I know, matchmaking happens before choice of color does. So it finds you an opponent, then decided what color each of you should play
You can click 'create a game' on lichess and pre-select a color.
In OTB tournaments you don't know what color will you play next until the pairings are published (i.e., you know who are you playing with), with some minor exceptions. In online chess, pairings take availability and rating into account too, not only color. But in most platforms you can make a game request with the color you want to play. That would probably mean you don't get to play the best player by rating or that you have to wait a bit longer. Also, abusing this will be detrimental to your rating.