Question

how many minimum knights would be required on a chess board so that each and every square block is reachable/capturable etc by some knight ?

Answer 1

well the same ques may be asked for bishops,rooks,queens etc..
i havent tried this thing yet..just came in my mind,,and am going to try it now..thought i should post it here..

Answer 2

this is a good question

Answer 3

In 1 move?

Answer 4

1 move? i may not have worded thee ques correctly am sorry
i just mean how many minimum knights(4,5,6,7,8... etc) would you put on a chess board so that all the blocks are covered by some or the other knight..

Answer 5

was i clear enough second time sir?

Answer 6

How many different places can a knight move to?

Answer 7

Divide the number of blocks on the chess board by that number

Answer 8

ahem....anyone speaking of chess ? i am an international chess player

Answer 9

Forget it my method is wrong but it does give you an estimate.

Answer 10

Here's a chess board for you all

Answer 11

ohh..thank you @experimentX !! lol.. ;)

Answer 12

i hav got better :P

Answer 13

might be related to this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight's_tour

Answer 14

hmmn,,well i dont know really if that'd help ..
how will that help in knowing the min no. of knights on the chess board ?

Answer 15

If we are allowed to take more than one move then 1 knight is enough.

Answer 16

why dont u try that on a chess board ?

Answer 17

well am sorry,,i think i still havent worded it correctly..leme try again..

Answer 18

circle represents knight and boxes represents the block which has been covered/tackled/etc by some knight..
the ques asks you how many min circles can be there on the board so that the whole board is full with boxes+cirlces ..
hmmn,,was the clearer this time ?