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MathNet 2016-part-01 — 184 problems (EN–VI) Question 34

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2016-part-01 — 184 problems (EN–VI)

Question 34

Consider arrangements of the numbers $1$ through $64$ on the squares of an $8 \times 8$ chess board, where each square contains exactly one number and each number appears exactly once.
A number in such an arrangement is called super-plus-good, if it is the largest number in its row and at the same time the smallest number in its column.
*Prove or disprove each of the following statements:*

a. Each such arrangement contains at least one super-plus-good number.

b. Each such arrangement contains at most one super-plus-good number.