Is it Possible to Always Win at Connect 4

Is there a strategy that could win the game Connect 4 every time Let me show you how this question leads to a bunch of surprising patterns, unsolved mysteries, and connections to other games like TicTacToe and Chess (See below for timestamps of different subtopics) 0:00 Introduction 1:06 Basic Rules and Human Strategies of Connect 4 4:39 Zermelo s Theorem about Solvable Games 5:58 TicTacToe, TicTacTwo, and Adding Gravity 9:22 The Solvability of Chess 10:57 StrategyStealing Techniques 13:46 Why Connect 3 Wouldn t Be Fun 15:55 Connect 4 on Different Board Sizes 18:42 The Mysterious Landscape of Known Solutions 21:57 How The First Move Can Determine Everything 23:54 Philosophies about Humans and Computers 26:54 Outroduction Thanks for watching I might analyze more games in future episodes from time to time, so let me know if there are any games you personally enjoy and, or would like to see me cov