2009 ToT Spring Junior A P3 chess piece car in 101x101 board
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March 7, 2020
combinatorics
Problem Statement
In each square of a board, except the central one, is placed either a sign " turn" or a sign " straight". The chess piece " car" can enter any square on the boundary of the board from outside (perpendicularly to the boundary). If the car enters a square with the sign " straight" then it moves to the next square in the same direction, otherwise (in case it enters a square with the sign " turn") it turns either to the right or to the left ( its choice). Can one place the signs in such a way that the car never enter the central square?