Magic Chess Tours Explained — Knights, Kings & Impossible Moves | Numberphile

How far can a knight or a king travel on a chessboard? ♟️✨
Join Numberphile as we explore magical chess tours — fascinating mathematical patterns where knights and kings travel every square of the board without repeating a move.

We’ll break down the logic, symmetry, and brain-twisting strategies behind:

The Knight’s Tour

The King’s Tour

How math and chess overlap in surprising ways

Why some tours are impossible (and why that’s interesting!)

This video blends chess theory with beautiful mathematical ideas — perfect for fans of puzzles, logic, and clever strategy.

👑 Featuring: Knights, Kings, Combinatorics & Graph Theory
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