A closed non-self-intersecting polygonal chain is drawn through the centers of some squares on the 8×8 chess board. Every link of the chain connects the centers of adjacent squares either horizontally, vertically or diagonally, where the two squares are adjacent if they share an edge or a corner. For the interior polygon bounded by the chain, prove that the total area of black pieces equals the total area of white pieces. (Author: D. Khramtsov) geometrycombinatorics proposedcombinatorics