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Warnsdorff's algorithm

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Warnsdorff's algorithm is a heuristic method for solving the Knight's Tour. The algorithm was first described in "Des Rösselsprungs einfachste und allgemeinste Lösung" by H. C. Warnsdorff in 1823.

  • Warnsdorff's rule
  • Pohl, Ira (July 1967). "A method for finding Hamilton paths and Knight's tours". Communications of the ACM. 10 (7): 446–449.
  • Preprint of Pohl's paper (freely accessible)
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