Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/195 - Improvised Chessboard/Solution

Puzzles and Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $195$

Improvised Chessboard

Cut this piece of checkered linoleum into only two pieces,

that will fit together and form a perfect chessboard,

without disturbing the checkering of black and white.

Of course, it would be easy to cut off those two overhanging white squares and put them in the vacant places,

but that would be doing it in three pieces.

Solution

Sources

• 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Solutions: $195$. -- Improvised Chessboard
• 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Answers: $358$. Improvised Chessboard