pmm@acsu.buffalo.edu (patrick m mullhaupt) (03/05/91)
Recently a friend of mine claimed that it had been *proven* through game theory that chess was a win for white. I find this very hard to believe and would appreciate any references or comments on the topic. - Patrick Mullhaupt pmm@acsu.buffalo.edu
jgk@osc.COM (Joe Keane) (03/07/91)
In article <63149@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> pmm@acsu.buffalo.edu (patrick m mullhaupt) writes: > Recently a friend of mine claimed that it had been *proven* >through game theory that chess was a win for white. I find this very >hard to believe and would appreciate any references or comments on the >topic. Your friend is confused. It's been proven for games like Hex, where making a move can't hurt you. Clearly this does not apply to chess. It's close to feasible to determine who wins in Othello by exhaustive search, if you're smart about it. The same for chess is way out of reach.