Problem 45433. The Dark Knight

The current position of the knight is x 
The desired destination is y
The size of the chessboard is n.

Find the minimum number of moves required by the knight to reach the destination.

For example,

 x=[2,2]  y=[3,3] -- moves required = 2  
   [2,2] > [1,4] > [3,3]
Solve

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44.23% Correct | 55.77% Incorrect
Last Solution submitted on Jan 21, 2026

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