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Place four white and four black chess knights on a 4x4 board as shown. Using standard knight moves, swap the positions (black for white.) Moves do not need to alternate in color, and at no time may a knight be under attack from the opposite color.
For ease of comparing solutions, use this labeling of the board for declaring moves. +--+--+--+--+ | A| B| C| D| +--+--+--+--+ | E| F| G| H| +--+--+--+--+ | I| J| K| L| +--+--+--+--+ | M| N| O| P| +--+--+--+--+Warmup: Try the puzzle with only the corner knights first - start with just white knights on A & P, black on D & M, then swap.
Source: Original. Similar to previous knight-swapping puzzles.
My 34-move solution is below, each line alternating colors:
L-N, E-C, D-F-L, M-F,
H-B-K, I-B,
F-O,
K-D, B-K-M,
O-I, C-E,
P-J-H, A-J,
I-G,
H-B, J-H-O,
G-P, N-G-A, L-N-G, E-C-J,
O-F-L, B-K-E,
J-H, G-I
A-G E-K H-J L-F J-C G-N I-G F-O N-L G-N K-B B-H C-E P-G H-J O-H G-I J-P H-J I-B J-A L-C M-F F-O D-F B-K O-H F-O N-L K-M E-K C-E K-D O-I A-G E-K H-J L-F J-C G-N I-G F-O N-L G-N K-B B-H C-E P-G H-J O-H G-I J-P H-J I-B J-A L-C M-F F-O D-F B-K O-I F-O N-L K-M E-K C-E K-D O-H A-G E-K H-J L-F J-C G-N I-G F-O N-L G-N K-B B-H C-E P-G H-J O-H G-I J-P H-J I-O J-A E-C M-K K-B D-K O-F B-H K-B B-I F-D N-E E-K C-E K-M A-G E-K H-J L-F J-C G-N I-G F-O N-L G-N K-B B-H C-E P-G H-J O-H G-I J-P H-J I-O J-A E-C M-K K-B D-K O-F B-H K-B B-I F-D N-E L-F C-L F-M A-G E-K H-J L-F J-C G-N I-G F-O N-L G-N K-B B-H C-E P-G H-J O-H G-I J-P H-J I-O J-A E-C M-K K-B D-K O-F B-H K-B B-I F-M C-E E-K K-D N-E A-G E-K H-J L-F J-C G-N I-G F-O N-L G-N K-B B-H C-E P-G H-J O-H G-I J-P H-J I-O J-A E-C M-K K-B D-K O-F B-H K-B B-I F-M C-E L-F F-D N-L A-G E-K H-J L-F J-C G-N I-G F-O N-L G-N K-B B-H C-E P-G H-J O-H G-I J-P H-J I-O J-A E-C M-K K-B D-K O-F B-H K-B B-I F-M N-E E-K C-E K-D A-G E-K H-J L-F J-C G-N I-G F-O N-L G-N K-B B-H C-E P-G H-J O-H G-I J-P H-J I-O J-A E-C M-K K-B D-K O-F B-H K-B B-I F-M N-E E-K K-D C-E A-G E-K H-J L-F J-C G-N I-G F-O N-L G-N K-B B-H C-E P-G H-J O-H G-I J-P H-J I-O J-A E-C M-K K-B D-K O-F B-H K-B B-I F-M N-E L-F C-L F-D A-G E-K H-J L-F J-C G-N I-G F-O N-L G-N K-B B-H C-E P-G H-J O-H G-I J-P H-J I-O J-A E-C M-K K-B D-K O-F B-H K-B B-I F-M N-E L-F F-D C-L A-G E-K H-J L-F J-C G-N I-G F-O N-L G-N K-B B-H C-E P-G H-J O-H G-I J-P H-J I-O J-A E-C M-K K-B D-K O-F B-H K-B F-M N-E L-F F-D C-L B-I A-G E-K H-J L-F J-C G-N I-G F-O N-L G-N K-B B-H C-E P-G H-J O-H G-I J-P H-J I-O J-A E-C M-K K-B D-K O-F B-I K-B F-M N-E L-F F-D C-L B-H E-K I-G M-F H-J F-O K-B D-K L-F J-C B-H G-N K-B B-I N-E E-K C-E F-L K-M E-K K-D I-B A-G L-C G-N P-G C-J N-L G-N B-I J-A N-E H-J O-H J-P E-K K-D I-B A-G L-C G-N P-G C-J N-L G-N B-I J-P N-E H-J O-H J-A B-H G-N K-B B-I N-E E-K C-E F-L K-M E-K K-D I-B A-G L-C G-N P-G C-J N-L E-K K-D I-B A-G L-C G-N P-G C-J N-L G-N B-I J-P N-E I-G O-I G-A E-K I-G M-F H-J F-O K-B D-K L-F J-C B-H G-N K-B B-I N-E E-K C-E F-L K-M E-N K-E E-C I-B B-K F-M N-G K-D O-F H-B B-K C-J F-L G-I K-E J-H A-G E-C I-O G-I H-B P-G C-J L-C G-N J-P C-J J-A B-H M-K N-L K-E D-K L-F E-N K-E E-C I-B B-K F-M N-G K-D O-F H-B B-K C-J F-L J-H K-E G-I A-G E-C I-O G-I H-B P-G C-J L-C G-N J-P C-J J-A B-H M-K N-L K-E D-K L-F E-N K-E E-C I-B B-K F-M N-G K-D O-F H-B B-K C-J J-H G-I K-E F-L E-K I-G M-F H-J F-O K-B D-K L-F J-C B-H G-N K-B B-I N-E E-K C-E F-L K-M G-N B-I J-A N-E I-G O-I G-P E-K I-G M-F H-J F-O K-B D-K L-F J-C B-H G-N K-B B-I N-E E-K C-E F-L K-M E-K K-D I-B A-G L-C G-N P-G C-J N-L J-P C-J J-A B-H M-K N-L K-E D-K L-F E-N K-E E-C I-B B-K F-M N-G K-D O-F H-B B-K C-J F-L J-H G-I K-E J-P C-J J-A B-H M-K N-L K-E D-K L-F
My 34-move solution is below, each line alternating colors:
L-N, E-C, D-F-L, M-F,
H-B-K, I-B,
F-O,
K-D, B-K-M,
O-I, C-E,
P-J-H, A-J,
I-G,
H-B, J-H-O,
G-P, N-G-A, L-N-G, E-C-J,
O-F-L, B-K-E,
J-H, G-I