The lecture has been postponed due to the Pune Grand Tour event, as all major roads will be closed on that day. The revised date for the lecture will be communicated to you shortly.
We are happy to announce that Prof. Pramod S Phadke , will deliver a lecture at Bhaskaracharya Pratishthana, Pune.
Title: Knight's Magic Tours of the ChessboardBy: Prof. Pramod S Phadke |
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Day and Date: |
TBA |
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Time: |
4:30 p.m. onwards |
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Abstract: |
A magic square constructed by numbering the cells of the square in the sequence of a chess knight’s moves is called a “Magic Knight’s Tour”. This is a topic known for decades if not for centuries. The first such tour was published by William Beverly in 1848, for the standard 8x8 chessboard. In such a magic square, the diagonals do not add to the magic total and therefore the square is called a semi-magic square. In addition to the 140 “basic” magic tours, i.e., 2,240 “derived” tours, claimed to be the maximum number of magic tours possible; this author has found 196 more basic magic tours (3,136 derived tours); taking the total to 336 basic and 5,376 derived magic tours. |
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Venue: |
Audio-Visual Hall, Bhaskaracharya Pratishthana, Pune. |
All are cordially invited to attend the lecture.