Re: with perfect play, should it be 1-0, 0-1, or a draw?

<hanrahan398@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Maybe only one first move by White is "perfect", necessarily
leading, against perfect play by Black, to the best available result
for White.

Note that, if chess is a forced win for one player or the other, the
concept of `perfect play' for the loser is moot.

My personal opinion is that chess is most likely a draw. If it's not
a draw, it's most likely a win for white but I don't totally discount
the possibility that it's a win for black.


Dave.

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