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Why some squares can never start a Knight's Tour

15 Aug 2026

On the 5x5 board twelve of the twenty-five squares cannot begin a tour at all. The reason is a counting argument about square colour, and it says exactly which squares are safe.

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What the Knight's Tour teaches you about real chess

11 Aug 2026

The Knight's Tour trains the one piece most beginners misjudge. What it teaches, what it does not, and where to practise the rest.

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