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Combined retrograde endgame databases with proof-tree management and forward search to give a source-reported computational proof that perfect play from the standard8x8checkers starting position is a draw.
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Weak solution from the initial position, not a strong solution for every legal position or every draughts variant. Source reports internal consistency and partially independent component checks; WRS has not downloaded/replayed proof databases or independently certified correctness. Search heuristics guide work but heuristic scores alone are not the terminal proof certificate.
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Jonathan Schaeffer; Neil Burch; Yngvi Björnsson; Akihiro Kishimoto; Martin Müller; Robert Lake; Paul Lu; Steve Sutphen
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Checkers: computational weak solution from the initial position
Combined retrograde endgame databases with proof-tree management and forward search to give a source-reported computational proof that perfect play from the standard8x8checkers starting position is a draw.
Scientific scope
Weak solution from the initial position, not a strong solution for every legal position or every draughts variant. Source reports internal consistency and partially independent component checks; WRS has not downloaded/replayed proof databases or independently certified correctness. Search heuristics guide work but heuristic scores alone are not the terminal proof certificate.
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This is a source-linked WRS catalogue note. A full explanatory guide and independent scientific reconstruction have not been completed for this entry. Read the identified original work for its complete narrative and arguments.
People and systems
Jonathan Schaeffer; Neil Burch; Yngvi Björnsson; Akihiro Kishimoto; Martin Müller; Robert Lake; Paul Lu; Steve Sutphen
Source-listed authors or explicitly credited technical contributors for the cited versions. Family entries retain source-specific attribution; a combined list is not one original-paper byline or equal individual work. Names alone do not establish resolved identities.