 Yermolinsky also agrees with Alekhine 's criticism of 1.g3 e5 2.Nf3 , a reversed Alekhine 's Defense , in Réti – Alekhine , Baden @-@ Baden 1925 , writing that Alekhine " understood the difference in opening philosophies for White and Black , and realized they just can 't be the same ! White is supposed to try for more than just obtaining a comfortable game in reversed colour opening set @-@ ups , and , as the statistics show — surprisingly for a lot of people , but not for me — White doesn 't even score as well as Black does in the same positions with his extra tempo and all . " Howard Staunton , generally considered to have been the strongest player in the world from 1843 to 1851 , made a similar point over 160 years ago , writing that Owen 's Defense ( 1.e4 b6 ) is playable for Black , but that 1.b3 is inferior to " the more customary [ first ] moves , from its being essentially defensive " . The current view is that Owen 's Defense is slightly better for White , while 1.b3 is playable but less likely to yield an opening advantage than 1.e4 or 1.d4. 
 Yermolinsky also <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>agrees</mark></a> with Alekhine <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>criticism of 1.g3 e5 2.Nf3 , a reversed Alekhine <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>Defense , in Réti – Alekhine , Baden @-@ Baden 1925 , writing that Alekhine " understood the difference in opening philosophies for White and Black , and realized they just can 't be the same ! White is supposed to try for more than just obtaining a comfortable game in reversed colour opening set @-@ ups , and , as the statistics show — surprisingly for a lot of people , but not for me — White doesn 't even score as well as Black <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>does</mark></a> in the same positions with his extra tempo and all . " Howard Staunton , generally considered to have been the strongest player in the world from 1843 to 1851 ,<a href='been_done' title='5'><mark></mark></a> made a similar point over 160 years ago , writing that Owen <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>Defense ( 1.e4 b6 ) is playable for Black , but that 1.b3 <a href='drop_aux' title='7'><mark>is</mark></a>inferior to " the more customary [ first ] moves , from its being essentially defensive " . The current view is that Owen <a href='null_genetive' title='8'><mark>'s</mark></a>Defense is slightly better for White , while 1.b3 <a href='drop_aux' title='9'><mark>is</mark></a>playable but less likely to yield an opening advantage than 1.e4 or 1.d4. 
Yermolinsky also agree w Alekhine  criticism of 1.g3 e5 2.Nf3 , a reversed Alekhine  Defense , in Réti – Alekhine , Baden @-@ Baden 1925 , writing dat Alekhine " understood da difference in opening philosophies for White and Black , and realized they just can 't be the same ! White is supposed to try for more than just obtaining a comfortable game in reversed colour opening set @-@ ups , and , as the statistics show — surprisingly fir a lot of people , but not fir me — White doesn 't even score as well as Black do in the same positions witws extra tempo and all . " Howard Staunton , generally considered to have been tdastrongest player in the world from 1843 to 1851 , been made a similar point ova 160 years ago , writing that Owen  Defense ( 1.e4 b6 ) is playable for Black , but that 1.b3 inferior to " the more customary [ first ] moves , from its being essentially defensive " . The current view is tdatOwen  Defense is slightly betta for White , while 1.b3 playable but less likely to yield an opening advantage than 1.e4 or 1.d4.