A Famous Chess Problem.
This is a famous problem, and several notable chess-players of the old school have amused themselves with it:
To make the knight move into all the squares of the chess-board in succession, without passing twice over the same.
Of the four solutions to the problem, Demoivre's is the easiest to follow. I will furnish Montmort's, Mairan's, or M. W——'s solution to any member so desiring, provided a stamp is sent for reply. Following is Demoivre's solution:
| 34 | 49 | 32 | 11 | 36 | 39 | 24 | 1 |
| 21 | 10 | 35 | 50 | 23 | 12 | 37 | 40 |
| 48 | 33 | 62 | 57 | 38 | 25 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | 20 | 51 | 5 | 63 | 60 | 41 | 26 |
| 32 | 47 | 58 | 61 | 56 | 53 | 14 | 3 |
| 19 | 8 | 55 | 52 | 59 | 64 | 27 | 42 |
| 46 | 31 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 29 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | 18 | 45 | 30 | 5 | 16 | 43 | 28 |
Vincent V. M. Beede, R. T. F.
17 Webster Place, East Orange, N. J.