From: nvo@node_27dda (Nguyenson Vo)
Subject: [games] -- CO+`TU+O+'NG -- Co+` "The^'" *** SOLUTION ***
Newsgroups: soc.culture.vietnamese
Date: 1 Sep 92 17:55:57 GMT

Ca'c ba.n Co+` tu+o+'ng,

Attached below is the solution for the chess game (co+` the^') posted
last week.  Thank ba.n  XLTran@uh.edu (aka Tru+ Huye^`n Long, Jr.) for
his/her very clear and humorous message (I really enjoy reading it again
and again).
sonvo  /nvo@tiasic.csc.ti.com

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> Article 17321 of soc.culture.vietnamese:
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> From: XLTran@UH.EDU
> Subject: Re: [games] -- CO+`TU+O+'NG -- Gia?i Co+` "The^'"
> Message-ID: <1992Aug27.213717.24118@news.media.mit.edu>
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> Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 21:37:17 GMT
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>
> Thu+a ba'c,
>
> Nha` cha'u cha? bie^'t nhie^`u ve^` co+` tu+o+'ng cho ne^n pha?i chi.u thua
> ve^` ca'i chu+~ ky` tho^i.  Co`n ga(.p quo^'c ky` la` pha?i do+? no'n
> cu'i -da^`u.  Nha` cha'u nhi`n ca'i the^' co+` cu?a ba'c thi` ngo`ai ca(.p
> pha'o cu?a mo^?i be^n ra, kho^ng ai nhu'c nhi'ch gi` -du+o+.c ca?.
> Tu+o+'ng si~ thi` che^'t cu+'ng, co`n ne^'u -di cho^'t thi` thie^n ha.
> cu+o+`i che^.  Xin cho nha` cha'u bie^'t y' cu?a ba'c a.  The^' co+` na`y
> lu'c tru+o+'c Plato co' -da(.t te^n la` Song pha'o ha`nh hung, -de^` to^'t
> ca^.n cung, tie^n ha. thu? vi cu+o+`ng, ai nhu+o+`ng thua ra'nh chi.u.
>
> Ne^'u ti'nh ve^` ca(.p pha'o thi` no' la.i gio^'ng he^.t nhu+ la` ca'i
> tro` cho+i nho nho? ma` ho^`i -do' nha` cha'u cho+i vo+'i ma^'y -du+a' em,
> ga.t chu'ng no' -de^? kie^'m tie^`n theo ga'i to+ (ta.i lu'c -do' nha` cha'u
> cu~ng co`n to+ i' ma`)
>
> Tro` cho+i no' nhu+ sau
>
>         A * * * * * * * * * * * * * B
>        A* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *B
>
> Be^n tra'i co' the^? do+`i mo^.t trong hai con A to+'i ba^'t cu+' cho^? na`o
> co' da^'u *.  Be^n pha?i cu~ng co' the^? do+`i mo^.t trong hai con B's to+'i
> ba^'t cu+' cho^? na`o co' da^'u *.  Kho^ng -du+o+.c quye^`n nha?y qua -da^`u
> qua co^? thie^n ha. va` cu~ng kho^ng -du+o+.c quye^`n sang lane a^?u ta?.  Ai
> he^'t -du+o+`ng -di thi` ngu+o+`i a^'y pha?i chi.u thua, kho^ng -du+o+.c
> a(n gian ca ba`i vo.ng co^? "Tha('ng thua la` chuye^.n ta^`m pha`o, a(n gian
> la` ta.i nho+` tao anh/em ma`y "
>
> Lu'c na`o cu~ng giu+~ bo^'n chu+~ tha`nh hi`nh thoi thi` tha('ng, pha?i kho^ng
> thu+a ba'c, "-du+'a na`o thoi tru+o+'c thi` a(n".
>
> Ki'nh
> Tru+ Huye^`n Long, Jr.

> PS: Nha` cha'u cu~ng mo+'i -do.c so+ qua ve^` Game Theory hai tua^`n nay,
> ne^'u kho^ng co' gi` ba^'t tie^.n thi` xin cho nha` cha'u ho?i va`i ca^u
> qua email ?

Xin lo^~i nha ba.n "Tru+ Huye^`n Long, Jr.".  Mi`nh kho^ng nga.i tra? lo+`i
nhu+~ng ca^u ho?i cu?a ba.n.   Nhu+ng so+. ra(`ng kho^ng co' ddu? ta`i dde^?
co' the^? la`m ha`i lo`ng ba.n.  10 na(m tru+o+'c dda^y mi`nh chi? ddu+o+.c
ho.c ve^` li' thuye^'t ca(?n ba?n ve^` games, ba^y gio+` du+`o+ng nhu+ la`
que^n ra'o tro.i#.  Ho+n nu+~a da.o na`y co^ng vie^.c o+? ha~ng mi`nh tha^.t
la` vo^ cu`ng ba^.n ro^.n.

Ki'nh,
sonvo  /nvo@tiasic.csc.ti.com

> =Path: menudo.uh.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!darwin.sura.net!gatech!psuvax1!rutgers!ucla-cs!ucivax!gateway
> =From: nvo@node_27dda (Nguyenson Vo)
> =Newsgroups: soc.culture.vietnamese
> =Subject: [games] -- CO+`TU+O+'NG -- Gia?i Co+` "The^'"
> =Message-ID: <9208262153.AA05560@tiasic.sc.ti.com>
> =Date: 26 Aug 92 21:56:52 GMT
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> =
> = Cha`o Ca'c ba.n  Co+` Tu+o+'ng,
> =
> = Mi`nh xin post mo^.t va'n co+` "the^'" ma` tui ho.c
> = ddu+o+.c tu+` lo+'p re`n luye^.n ho.c sinh chuye^n
> = toa'n to^? chu+'c  bo+?i HTTYN tai tha`nh pho^'
> = HCM va`o na(m 1980.   Va'n co+` na`y dda~ ddu+o+.c
> = tha^`y gia'o ddu+a ra  la`m vi' du. khi chu'ng to^i
> = ddang ho.c mo^.t pha^`n  ve^` ca(n ba?n li' thuye^'t
> = tro` cho+i (basic games theory).
> =
> = Va'n co+` ra^'t ddO=n gia?n, vi` va^.y Ne^'u ba.n na`o
> = bie^'t ca'ch gia?i thi` post cho  ba.n kha'c bie^'t
> = vo+'i, chu+' kho^ng ca^`n dda'nh vo+'i nhau.  To^i se~
> = post solution  ne^'u co' ai ye^u ca^`u.
> =
> = Tha^n,
> = NV. /  nvo@tiasic.csc.ti.com
> =
> = >>>  BTW, Thanks to whoever created the chess board.  <<<
> = ________________________________________________
> = |     |     |p    |s    |tu  /|     |     |     |
> = |     |     |     |  \  |  /  |     |     |     |
> = |_____|_____|_____|____\|/____|_____|_____|_____|
> = |     |     |     |    /|s   C|     |     |     |
> = |     |     |     |  /  |  \  |     |     |     |
> = |_____|_____|_____|/____|____\|_____|_____|_____|
> = |     |     |     |    p|     |     |     |     |
> = |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
> = |_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|
> = |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
> = |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
> = |_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|
> = |                                               |
> = |           ** Tinh Tu' Ky` Ho^.i  **           |
> = |_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____|
> = |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
> = |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
> = |_____|____ |_____|____ |_____|_____|_____|_____|
> = |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
> = |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
> = |_____|_____|_____|____P|_____|_____|_____|_____|
> = |     |     |     |\    |    /|     |     |     |
> = |     |     |     |  \  |  /  |     |     |     |
> = |_____|_____|_____|____\|S___c|_____|_____|_____|
> = |     |     |     |    /|\    |     |     |     |
> = |     |     |     |  /  |  \  |     |     |     |
> = |_____|_____|P____|S____|Tu__\|_____|_____|_____|