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Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik 1978 Problem 1.1

Source: Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik 1978 Round 1

October 12, 2022
combinatoricsChessboardknightEven

Problem Statement

A knight is modified so that it moves pp fields horizontally or vertically and qq fields in the perpendicular direction. It is placed on an infinite chessboard. If the knight returns to the initial field after nn moves, show that nn must be even.