White can win play playing 1.e3. The complete winning tree has been determined using the so-called pn2 search algorithm in combination with endgame tablebases.
For more details, see http://magma.maths.usyd.edu.au/~watkins/LOSING_CHESS
To be honest, I hadn't expected this. I always thought that 1...c5 and 1...b6 offered good chances for black. According to the solution page these are indeed the most difficult moves to crack, but still.
For more details, see http://magma.maths.usyd.edu.au/~watkins/LOSING_CHESS
To be honest, I hadn't expected this. I always thought that 1...c5 and 1...b6 offered good chances for black. According to the solution page these are indeed the most difficult moves to crack, but still.