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Domino Covering Impossibility

Remove two opposite corners of a chessboard. Can 31 dominoes cover the rest?

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An 8×8 chessboard can be covered by 32 dominoes (2×1 tiles). Remove two diagonally opposite corner squares.

Can the remaining 62 squares be covered by 31 dominoes?

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