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Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com Joined: 2024-05-06

This puzzle appeared in the 1990s video game the “The 11th Hour” and was mentioned by the mathematician June Huh in his interview after receiving the Fields Medal. Huh himself had tried for a week to solve it and almost gave up. But then he had a wonderful realization on how to solve the puzzle.

Blog article: https://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2025/11/14/chess-puzzle-from-the-11th-hour-video-game/

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N74FKyE29Y

Now someone ask Rob Landeros why they put this puzzle at the beginning of the game lol.

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