DE-MO 2001 Problem 3
Wiebke and Stefan play the following game on a rectangular sheet of paper. They start with a rectangle with rows and columns and cut it in turns into smaller rectangles. The cuttings must be made along the gridlines, and a player in turn may cut only one smaller rectangle. By that, Stefan makes only vertical cuts, while Wiebke makes only horizontal cuts. A player who cannot make a regular move loses the game. (a) Who has a winning strategy if Stefan makes the first move? (b) Who has a winning strategy if Wiebke makes the first move?
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