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[–] gibmiser 76 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

If that surgeon can't force a cat's game then I don't want him operating on me

[–] BleakBluets 30 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

Both surgeons are bad it seems. Assuming X went first and played in the middle (the most optimal and common move), He could have won a turn early because O would have had to miss a block on O's previous turn.

Edit: The only case where this isn't true is if X's most recent move was the X in the center which would mean that the center was open for every previous turn. That still doesn't bode well for either of their abilities.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 hours ago

The corner, where he played is actually more optimal because it is easier to force a fork from that position, though as you said the middle is the most common