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The Poisoned Position

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In a solved game some positions are lost for the player to move: every available action hands the opponent a winning position.

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Pebbles with three left — take one or take two, the opponent inherits a win either way.

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Lost does not mean badly played; from a poisoned position, best play loses more slowly, not differently.