John D. Cook 12/31/2025

Knight’s tour with fewest obtuse angles

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This article discusses a specific knight's tour chess problem highlighted in Donald Knuth's 29th annual Christmas lecture. It focuses on the unique solution for a knight's tour that minimizes the number of obtuse angles in its path, a solution Knuth described as particularly beautiful. The post references the lecture and connects to other related mathematical and programming topics like knight's tours on infinite boards and magic squares.

Knight’s tour with fewest obtuse angles

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