Modern Edition, Volume 4 is devoted entirely to chessboard and chess puzzles, featuring problems of strategy, movement, arrangement, and mathematical ingenuity. From guarded chessboards and statical positions to knight’s tours and dynamical chess problems, these classic puzzles remain among the finest examples of recreational mathematics ever published.
This volume contains Problems 288-361 from the original edition, with the original numbering, diagrams, and logical structure carefully preserved throughout. The language has been refined for clarity while remaining faithful to the spirit and content of Dudeney’s work.
Part of the Amusements in Mathematics — Modern Edition series.
Henry Ernest Dudeney (1857-1930) was an English author and one of the foremost creators of mathematical puzzles and recreational logic problems. His works helped popularize recreational mathematics for a wide audience and remain celebrated for their ingenuity, elegance, and enduring charm.
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