The Chessboard Challenge
On an 8x8 chessboard, a knight is placed at one corner. What is the total number of squares (including the one it starts on) the knight can move to in its first move? Remember, a knight moves in an L-shape: two squares in one direction and then one square perpendicular to that, or one square in one direction and then two squares perpendicular to that.
A knight moves in an L-shape: either two squares in one direction and one square perpendicular, or one square in one direction and two squares perpendicular.
ReplyDeletePlaced at a corner of an 8x8 chessboard, the knight has limited moves.
It can only move to two squares: two squares along one edge and then one square inward, or one square along the edge and two squares inward.
Therefore, including the square it starts on, the knight can move to a total of 3 squares.