[C++]Primitive AI for othello game?

[sammyg6]

Hi,
So down to the point I want to create a loop that searches every part of the array and analyzing every white and black piece on the "board" [array].
Then the "AI" for the othello will choose the immediate best place to put down a white chip to get the maximum amount of chips flipped for white.
My issue is I cannot think of a way how the conditions should be set up for the loops and also how would I flip the pieces in between?

  int bestMove(int & row, int &col, char color) // returns the max 
resultOfMove(row,col)
{
    int whiteCount = 0;
    int bestSum = 0; 
    for (int i = 0; i < row; i++)
    {
        for (int j = 0; j < col; j++)
        {
            if (board[i][j] == color)
                whiteCount++;
            if (board[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8][j] == 
color)
                bestSum = bestSum + whiteCount;

}
// when a disk of color is placed at (row, col) 

I know its incorrect but it gives you an idea of what I am trying to do.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!