Mark Thompson wrote on Sat, Jun 26, 2004 04:14 AM UTC:Good ★★★★
'The two players have different goals, so Knight Moves is probably an
unbalanced game,' said Ned. 'And Black, who plays defense, moves first:
that must mean that the offense has the natural advantage in this game.'
Ted said, 'Well, since you're a beginner, I'll let you play White, and
I'll even give you the advantage of the first move.'
'Don't be too cocky, I'm pretty good at games like this,' said Ned.
But Ted proceeded to beat him three games in a row. Catching the Black
Knight was infernally difficult, even with the advantage of the first
move.
Then, as they were about to begin the fourth game, Ned suddenly said,
'Hey -- WAIT a minute!' And Ted broke out laughing.
What had Ned realized?