Ethod or algorithm that will always win in chess

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is there a method or algorithm that will always win in chess or can the algorithm/method always be fooled by the choices of the opponent?

I know for a while there was a lot of noise over Big Blue, but I'm curious where the subject sits today.

In all the games I play (i.e. amateur games) there's lots of observation and psychology involved (there's always a chance someone will make an obvious mistake and forfeit a position or piece that they could have protected, especially if you move in a way that makes them focus on the short term instead of the long term.
 
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Chess has not yet been "solved" -- although there are good computer programs for chess, they're not unbeatable. The most complex game I know that has been solved is checkers.

Edit: At least one of the following is true:
1. There is an algorithm that can play White from the opening such that Black can never win (the result is always a draw or a White win).
2. There is an algorithm that can play Black from the opening such that White can never win (the result is always a draw or a Black win).

I suspect that both are true: that either player can force a draw.
 


I think the current method computers use to play chess is to look at all possible moves, several turns ahead and then select the current move which leads to the best/safest outcomes on average.
 

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