A white knight is at c1, and the black king is at its starting position. White moves first, and tries to reach the black king, who will remain at its square. At each turn, the black king can sow a mine in any empty square. White wins if the knight reaches the King, and loses if it runs out of moves.

Who wins this game?

The only squares that the king can be attacked from are: c7, d6, f6, and g7.  These can be easily "mined" before the white knight is able to occupy them.  There are, of course, different paths the knight can take to try and reach them, but simple alterations to the order of "mining" these squares easily prevents them from being occupied.  Following the "mining" of these four squares, it is only a matter of time before the remaining squares are mined, thus preventing further movement by the knight. 

Posted by Matthew on 2005-03-18 19:41:46