# Which Rectangular Chessboards Have a Knight's Tour?

@article{Schwenk1991WhichRC,
title={Which Rectangular Chessboards Have a Knight's Tour?},
author={Allen J. Schwenk},
journal={Mathematics Magazine},
year={1991},
volume={64},
pages={325-332}
}
• A. Schwenk
• Published 1 December 1991
• Linguistics
• Mathematics Magazine
(1991). Which Rectangular Chessboards Have a Knight's Tour? Mathematics Magazine: Vol. 64, No. 5, pp. 325-332.

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