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Nowhere to Hide II (Posted on 2005-01-26)

What is the least number of white knights that can be placed on a standard chessboard so that a black piece cannot be added to an unoccupied square without being under attack?

See The Solution Submitted by Juggler

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Better Upper Bound

| Comment 2 of 12 |

(In reply to Upper Bound by David Shin)

How's this for 16:

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. . x . . . . .
. . x x . x x .
. . . x x x . .
. . x x x . . .
. x x . x x . .
. . . . . x . .
. . . . . . . .

Posted by David Shin on 2005-01-26 19:50:52

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