[Mobile library] Across the Board: The Mathematics of Chessboard Problems (Princeton Puzzlers)
▲ John J. Watkins ▲
| #1440702 in Books | Princeton University Press | 2012-07-22 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.30 x.80 x5.50l,.55 | File Name: 0691154988 | 272 pages |
||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Connecting chess with mathematics|By Thijs|This book attempts to make a connection between chess and mathematics/mathematical puzzles, by asking several mathematical questions related to chess, the chess board, and chess pieces, such as: how many bishops can be placed on a chess board, without each attacking the other? The author does a good job entertaining the reader with th|From Booklist|Here is a chess book that homes in on the properties of the chessboard itself. College professor Watkins informs readers that the chessboard and chess pieces can be analyzed in terms of graph theory
Across the Board is the definitive work on chessboard problems. It is not simply about chess but the chessboard itself--that simple grid of squares so common to games around the world. And, more importantly, the fascinating mathematics behind it. From the Knight's Tour Problem and Queens Domination to their many variations, John Watkins surveys all the well-known problems in this surprisingly fertile area of recreational mathematics. Can a knight follow a...
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