Dark to move after 16 discs, with 0 columns already full.
Connect four within 2 of your own moves. Exactly one column starts the win; any other lets the opponent off.
What the position is about
- forcing sequence — The solution is a series of threats, each one leaving the defence a single answer.
- diagonal four — The winning line runs on a diagonal, the hardest kind to see.
Finding the way in
Find the column that creates two winning spaces at once, or forces a block that sets up your second threat.
Play the position in your head from the opponent's side: what would you do against your favourite move? If there is a good answer, try the next candidate.
Show the first move
Start with b4. Played out against the stiffest resistance, the whole line goes: b4 d6 c3.
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