Hello how may I help you? I have a chess rules question. Sure, what question do you have about chess rules? How do you decide who goes first? Usually, the white player is the player that goes first in a game of chess What if both the players or neither player is white? Apologies, to be more specific the person playing the white pieces on the chess set is the player that generally goes first. Hope that's clearer! AAAhhh, I see said the blind man. But that just leads to the question, who is chosen to use the white pieces? In a casual game, doesn't particularly matter, but just note that going first is usually considered an advantage in the game of chess. Yes it would seem that way. Anything else I can help with today?