<sod>Losing chess was [[Solved game|weakly solved]] in October 2016; white is able to force a win under both FICS and International Rules beginning with 1. e6.<ref name=solve>For all responses to 1. e6 except 1...c5 and 1...b6, see: {{cite web |last1=Watkins |first1=Mark |title=Solved Openings in Losing Chess |url=http://magma.maths.usyd.edu.au/~watkins/LOSING_CHESS/losing2014.pdf |accessdate=15 January 2015 |date=10 September 2014}}<br />For 1...c5 and 1...b6 see [http://magma.maths.usyd.edu.au/~watkins/LOSING_CHESS/ Watkins' Losing Chess page]</ref><eod>
<sod>The main variant of losing chess was [[Solved game|weakly solved]] in October 2016; white is able to force a win under both FICS and International Rules beginning with 1. e6.<ref name=solve>For all responses to 1. e6 except 1...c5 and 1...b6, see: {{cite web |last1=Watkins |first1=Mark |title=Solved Openings in Losing Chess |url=http://magma.maths.usyd.edu.au/~watkins/LOSING_CHESS/losing2014.pdf |accessdate=15 January 2015 |date=10 September 2014}}<br />For 1...c5 and 1...b6 see [http://magma.maths.usyd.edu.au/~watkins/LOSING_CHESS/ Watkins' Losing Chess page]</ref><eod>