1. What is the minimal number of 90-degree turns for a bishop to walk through all the black squares of a standard 8*8 chessboard, starting at h8 and terminating at a1?

2. What if in question 1 the word "black" is erased and the word "bishop" is replaced by "rook"?

Minimal number of 90-degree turns for a...
bishop to visit all squares it can validly move from-to: 12
rook to visit all squares it can validly move from-to: 14

Posted by Dej Mar on 2011-01-29 12:08:57