Chess Horse Puzzle

To play the "Catch All the Chess Pawns with the Jump of the Horse" game, follow these instructions:

Objective:

Your goal is to capture all the pawns on the board using the knight's movement. Each pawn must be captured exactly once, and once captured, it is removed from the board. The knight must continue moving and capturing until all pawns are taken.

Rules:

• The knight moves in an L-shape: two squares in one direction and one square perpendicular, or one square in one direction and two squares perpendicular.
• Pawns are fixed in their positions but follow a specific pattern.
• You must capture each pawn only once to complete the pattern.
• The knight must continue capturing pawns until the end of the game.

Commands:

• back: Go back one move.
• reset: Restart the scheme.
• hints: Restart the scheme and provide suggestions.

Hints:

• First Pawns (Green): These are the pawns you should aim to capture first. They are numbered to indicate the suggested order of capture.
• Last Pawns (Blue): These are the pawns you should aim to capture last. They are also numbered to indicate the suggested order of capture.

Difficulty Levels:

• Easy: 6 pawns
• Medium: 10 pawns
• Hard: 20 pawns
• Master: 50 pawns

How to Play:

1. Choose your difficulty level.
2. Use the knight to capture the pawns in the suggested order, starting with the green-numbered pawns and ending with the blue-numbered pawns.
3. If you make a mistake, use the "back" command to undo your last move.
4. If you need to start over, use the "reset" command.
5. For hints on the order of capture, use the "hints" command, which will restart the scheme and provide suggestions.

Example:

Let's say you choose the Easy difficulty with 6 pawns. The board might look like this:

  a b c d e f g h
8 . . . . . . . .
7 . . . . . . . .
6 . . . . . . . .
5 . . . 3 . . . .
4 . 1 . . . 2 . .
3 . . . . . . . .
2 . . . . . . . .
1 . . . . . . . .
  a b c d e f g h

Here, the numbers represent the suggested order of capture:

• Green: 1, 2 (capture these first)
• Blue: 3 (capture this last)

Start by moving your knight to capture pawn 1, then pawn 2, and finally pawn 3. Use the "back" command if you need to correct a move, and "reset" if you want to start over.

Good luck, and enjoy the game!