Which side in chess would win if both players played “perfectly”?

Question

Isn’t chess a “finite” game where no luck is involved? Are computers able to calculate perfect strategies for both players?

And if yes, then which side is at the advantage?

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Answer 1

I want to answer this differently. Since the game is unsolvable (so far), one way to look is the statistics. After looking for some I came across this great [Wikipedia article](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-move_advantage_in_chess#:~:text=In%20chess%2C%20there%20is%20a,between%2052%20and%2056%20percent.)

So by using statistics, we can probably extrapolate for now that white has an advantage