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Non-Attacking Rooks Placement

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Peaceful Rooks Two players take turns placing rooks on a standard 8\times8 chessboard, one rook per turn. Rules: Rooks cannot attack each other (no two rooks in the same row or column) It doesn't matter which player placed which rook—all rooks must be non-attacking The player who cannot place a legal rook loses. Question: Who will win with perfect play?

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