It has been published that checkers has been solved. See:

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/conten.../317/5844/1518

However, I am hearing that checkers has not been solved at all. Only
free-style checkers has been solved. Tournament style checkers where
there is a drawing to determine the first three moves is still an
actively contested game.

Which is true? Does anybody know?

Sam Sloan