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MathNet 2018-part-03 — 181 problems (EN–VI) Question 21

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2018-part-03 — 181 problems (EN–VI)

Question 21

Queenie and Horst play a game on a $20 \times 20$ chessboard. In the beginning the board is empty. In every turn, Horst places a black knight on an empty square in such a way that his new knight does not attack any previous knights. Then Queenie places a white queen on an empty square. The game gets finished when somebody cannot move.
Find the maximal positive $K$ such that, regardless of the strategy of Queenie, Horst can put at least $K$ knights on the board.