On an error in the star puzzle by Henry E. Dudeney
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2012-05-22 v2 Combinatorics
Abstract
We found a solution of the star puzzle (a path on a chessboard from c5 to d4 in 14 straight strokes) in 14 queen moves, which has been claimed by the author as impossible.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1205.0747,
title = {On an error in the star puzzle by Henry E. Dudeney},
author = {Alex Ravsky},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1205.0747},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
2 pages, 3 figures; misprint "b7" has been corrected to "b8" :-)