Chess savant effect
Ultimate Magic Tour allows the performer to complete the classic Knight's Tour Chess Challenge with no memory work or calculation and kicker predictions. Two effects are possible:
Basic (Non-magic) Tour
The spectator freely chooses one of the 64 squares on the 8x8 chessboard. The performer immediately writes a secret prediction and proceeds to make moves, numbering each square "1", "2", "3", etc., starting at the spectator's square, until all squares have been visited exactly once. Incredibly, the final square exactly matches the prediction.
Magic Tour
After completing the Basic Tour, the performer reveals that the written numbers make a "magic square" in which every row and every column on the chessboard add up to the same total, which the performer also predicted!
- Feature effect for mentalists, puzzlers, chess enthusiasts and math teachers.
- Completely self-contained - no other props, cribs or technology needed.
- Instantly repeatable with different starting squares and outcomes.
- Instructions and hi-res chessboard artwork are included for two different presentations (Simple and Advanced).
- Print your own pocket-size chessboards for close-up and EDC.
- For larger sizes (suitable for parlor and stage) use commercial printing services. [Manufacturing rights reserved by the author]
- A bonus blindfold method is included (requires fully taught intermediate-level memory work).
1st edition 2026, PDF 29 pages.
word count: 6576 which is equivalent to 26 standard pages of text
