Brilliant Solution To Maddening Chess Puzzle
Nov 14, 2025•Channel
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Published7 months ago
Duration8:23
Video ID_N74FKyE29Y
Languageen
CategoryEducation
PrivacyPublic
Made for KidsNo
Video TypeRegular Video
Performance Metrics
Views10.7K
Likes974
Comments97
Engagement Rate10.03%
Likes per 100 views9.12
Comments per 1K views9.08
Description
This puzzle changed how one student viewed mathematics, and he would later win the Fields Medal, which is often called the Nobel Prize of mathematics.
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References
https://www.qedcat.com/moviemath/GoodWill.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Huh
https://www.newsroom.hlf-foundation.org/blog/article/june-huh-combinatorics-and-the-strange-allure-of-chess-knight-problems/
https://www.networkpages.nl/four-young-mathematicians-win-the-fields-medal/
https://www.mathunion.org/fileadmin/IMU/Prizes/Fields/2022/Huh%20_June_Interview.pdf
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/07/05/science/fields-medal-math
11th hour chess puzzle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K6woiLdZiA
@HenriqueFerrolho
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMfH6UuYFqc
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