positions on a chess board, which sequence includes each square precisely once, and where successive positions are a knight's move away from one another.' name='description'> knight's tour - definition and meaning

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  • noun A sequence of positions on a chess board, which sequence includes each square precisely once, and where successive positions are a knight's move away from one another.
  • noun A similar sequence on a board of any size or shape.

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  • A mathematical problem involving a knight on a chessboard. The knight is placed on the empty board and, moving according to the rules of chess, must visit each square exactly once. (Wikipedia)

    July 5, 2008