Body: <p>In the circumstances of two perfect AI's playing each other, will white have an inherent advantage? Or can black always play for a stalemate by countering every white strategy?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: No one knows the answer to this question, because [chess has not been solved](https://chess.stackexchange.com/q/13522/167). If the game of chess is objectively a win for white, then any time two perfect chess palyers were to play, it would end in a win for white (basically by the definition of perfect play). Similarly, if it is an objective draw, then every game between two perfect players would end in a draw. I feel like this question is nearly a duplicate of the one I linked to (or maybe some other on the site), so it might get closed.
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Comments.Text: and also if they are perfect - they are not AI - because intelligence would make decisions and mistakes - perfect is only mathematical solution that is not technically possible yet for chess - and we are still far from it :)
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Comments.Text: This question is 100% duplicate to Herb's comment.
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Comments.Text: "would it always be a stalemate?" No, it could be threefold repetition, 50-move rule, or insufficient mating material.
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Title: If two perfect chess AI's played each other, would it always be a stalemate or would white win for an inherent first-move advantage?
ThreadText: # If two perfect chess AI's played each other, would it always be a stalemate or would white win for an inherent first-move advantage?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-10-01)
  
  In the circumstances of two perfect AI's playing each other, will white have an inherent advantage? Or can black always play for a stalemate by countering every white strategy?
  
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  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: No one knows the answer to this question, because [chess has not been solved](https://chess.stackexchange.com/q/13522/167). If the game of chess is objectively a win for white, then any time two perfect chess palyers were to play, it would end in a win for white (basically by the definition of perfect play). Similarly, if it is an objective draw, then every game between two perfect players would end in a draw. I feel like this question is nearly a duplicate of the one I linked to (or maybe some other on the site), so it might get closed.  
  > **username_2**: and also if they are perfect - they are not AI - because intelligence would make decisions and mistakes - perfect is only mathematical solution that is not technically possible yet for chess - and we are still far from it :)  
  > **username_3**: This question is 100% duplicate to Herb's comment.  
  > **username_4**: "would it always be a stalemate?" No, it could be threefold repetition, 50-move rule, or insufficient mating material.  
  
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