Another kind of mathematical chess problems is a domination problem (or covering).

Some of the more well-known topics in recreational mathematics are mathematical chess problems, magic squares and fractals.

Many famous mathematicians studied mathematical chess problems, for example, Euler, Legendre and Gauss.

Mathematical chess problem is a mathematical problem which is formulated using chessboard or chess pieces.

Main article: Mathematical chess problem Some chess problems, like Eight queens puzzle or Knight's Tour has connection to mathematics, especially to graph theory and combinatorics.