Knight Work Charlie Keen

One move * * N * *

Edge effects 1 N * * N * * * N

Edge effects 2 * * N * * * * * * N *

Coverage

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2 moves: short pattern 1 2 * N

Coverage 2 2 N 2 2

2 moves: short pattern 2 * 2 N * 2 N *

Coverage and impediments 2 N 2 * 4 N

2 moves short pattern 3 * 2 N *

Coverage 2 2 N 2 2

Octomino N

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2 moves long pattern 1 * N 2 *

Coverage N 2 2

2 moves long pattern 2 N * 2

Coverage 2 N 2

2 moves long pattern 3 N * 2 NB just 1 transfer square

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Coverage 2 N 2 2

All squares reachable in 2 moves N

3 moves N 3 3

Coverage N

4 moves 4 N 4 4

Access from d N

Board access from b N

Board access from a N

Access to anywhere in 4 moves * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Forks * * N * *

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Knight Studies DR

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Knight Tours DR

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