Problems

Blog posts with problems to get your brain going! You get a new problem every fortnight and the solutions are published later.

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Problem #052 – chessboard domino

Can you tile a chessboard with two missing squares?

chess combinatorics mathematics
Problem #051 – queens and knights

How many queens and knights can you place on a chessboard?

chess combinatorics mathematics
Problem #050 – 8 queens

In how many ways can you place 8 queens on a chessboard?

chess combinatorics mathematics
Problem #025 - knight's tour

Alice and Bob sit down, face to face, with a chessboard in front of them. They are going to play a little game, but this game only has a single knight... Who will win?

chess game theory