 According to Rowson , White 's first advantage is that , " The advantage of the first move has some similarities with the serve in tennis in that White can score an ' ace ' ( for instance with a powerful opening novelty ) , he has more control over the pace and direction of the game , and he has a ' second serve ' in that when things go wrong his position is not usually losing . " Second , White begins the game with some initiative , although Rowson regards this as a psychological rather than a positional advantage , " and whether it leads to a positional advantage depends on the relative skill of the players . " Third , some players are able to use the initiative to " play a kind of powerful ' serve and volley ' chess in which Black is flattened with a mixture of deep preparation and attacking prowess . " Fourth , " If White wants to draw , it is often not so easy for Black to prevent this . This advantage is particularly acute in cases where there is a possible threefold repetition , because White can begin the repetition without committing to a draw and Black has to decide whether to deviate before he knows whether White is bluffing . " 
 According to Rowson , White <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>first advantage is that , " The advantage of the first move <a href='got' title='2'><mark>has</mark></a> some similarities with the serve in tennis in that White can score an ' ace ' ( for instance with a powerful opening novelty ) , he <a href='got' title='3'><mark>has</mark></a> more control over the pace and direction of the game , and he <a href='got' title='4'><mark>has</mark></a> a ' second serve ' in that when things go wrong his position is not usually losing . " Second , White <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>begins</mark></a> the game with some initiative , although Rowson <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>regards</mark></a> this as a psychological rather than a positional advantage , " and whether it <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>leads</mark></a> to a positional advantage <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>depends</mark></a> on the relative skill of the players . " Third , some players <a href='drop_aux' title='9'><mark>are</mark></a>able to use the initiative to " play a kind of powerful ' serve and volley ' chess in which Black is flattened with a mixture of deep preparation and attacking prowess . " Fourth , " If White <a href='uninflect' title='10'><mark>wants</mark></a> to draw , it <a href='negative_concord' title='11'><mark>is</mark></a> often <a href='negative_concord' title='12'><mark>not</mark></a>so easy for Black to prevent this . This advantage <a href='drop_aux' title='13'><mark>is</mark></a>particularly acute in cases where <a href='dey_it' title='14'><mark>there</mark></a> is a possible threefold repetition , because White can begin the repetition without committing to a draw and Black <a href='uninflect' title='15'><mark>has</mark></a> to decide whether to deviate before he <a href='uninflect' title='16'><mark>knows</mark></a> whether White is bluffing . " 
According to Rowson , White  first advantage is dat , " The advantage of the first move got some similarities wit da serve in tennis in tdatWhite can score an ' ace ' ( fir instance with a powerful opening novelty ) , he got more control over the pace and direction of tdagame , and he got a ' second serve ' in thdathen things go wrong his position ain't usually losin . " Second , White begin thdaame with some initiative , although Rowson regard this as a psychological rather den a positional advantage , " and whether it lead to a positional advantage depend on the relative skill of thedaayers . " Third , sum players able to use the initiative to " play a kind of powerful ' serve and volley ' chess in which Black is flattened with a mixture of deep preparation and attacking prowess . " Fourth , " If White want to draw , it ain't often so easy for Black to prevent this . This advantage particularly acute in cases where it is a possible threefold repetition , because White can begin the daetition without committing to a draw and Black gotta decide whether to deviate b4 he kno whether White is bluffing . "