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Author: admin6
Tester: admin6
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DIFFICULTY:

EASY

PREREQUISITES:

tic-tac-toe(game)

PROBLEM:

You are given a state of the game(tic-tac-toe) in which 7 moves are alrady taken,
and you have to find if the current player can win the match or not.

QUICK EXPLANATION:

First we have to verify if the given state is valid or not. Given State can be invalid if either the move are
not in order of 3 & 4 (7 = 4 of first player + 3 of second player) or if the player has won the match in there previous moves.
Now for the next(8^{th}) move the player who has played 3 moves will get the chance.

DETAILED EXPLANATION

Store the board in 2D array , then try to place move at any of the free space . then check if Chef can win the match
or not , if he can’t win then try the next free space and do the same.

AUTHOR’S AND TESTER’S SOLUTIONS:

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