只要國際象棋盤上移除二個同色的方格,相同的方式可以證明,移除方格後的棋盤無法用2x1格骨牌填滿。不過若填除的是二個不同顏色的方格,一定可以用2x1格骨牌填滿,這個結果稱為高莫利定理(Gomory's theorem)[5],得名自數學家拉爾夫·愛德華·高莫利(英語:Ralph E. Gomory),他在1973年提出的證明[6]。高莫利定理可以用棋盤組成格子圖(英語:grid graph)的哈密頓圖來證明,移去二個不同色的方格會將哈密頓圖切成二部份,每個部份的黑色方格及白色方格都一樣多,兩部份都可以用2x1格骨牌填滿。
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