Knight movement method

Put number 1 in the middle of the top row. Put the numbers 2 up to n (= lenght of the square) each time (using a chess knight movement) 1 cell to the right and 2 cells down. Put number n+1 below number n. Put the numbers n+2 up to 2n each time 1 cell to the right and 2 cells down. Put number 2n+1 below number 2n. Etcetera ...

								1
10
									2
	11
										3
		12
											4
			13
												5
				14
													6
					15
														7
						16
															8
							17
							18									9

Symmetric 17x17 magic square

281	246	211	176	141	106	71	36	1	272	237	202	167	132	97	62	27
10	264	229	194	159	124	89	54	19	273	255	220	185	150	115	80	45
28	282	247	212	177	142	107	72	37	2	256	238	203	168	133	98	63
46	11	265	230	195	160	125	90	55	20	274	239	221	186	151	116	81
64	29	283	248	213	178	143	108	73	38	3	257	222	204	169	134	99
82	47	12	266	231	196	161	126	91	56	21	275	240	205	187	152	117
100	65	30	284	249	214	179	144	109	74	39	4	258	223	188	170	135
118	83	48	13	267	232	197	162	127	92	57	22	276	241	206	171	153
136	101	66	31	285	250	215	180	145	110	75	40	5	259	224	189	154
137	119	84	49	14	268	233	198	163	128	93	58	23	277	242	207	172
155	120	102	67	32	286	251	216	181	146	111	76	41	6	260	225	190
173	138	103	85	50	15	269	234	199	164	129	94	59	24	278	243	208
191	156	121	86	68	33	287	252	217	182	147	112	77	42	7	261	226
209	174	139	104	69	51	16	270	235	200	165	130	95	60	25	279	244
227	192	157	122	87	52	34	288	253	218	183	148	113	78	43	8	262
245	210	175	140	105	70	35	17	271	236	201	166	131	96	61	26	280
263	228	193	158	123	88	53	18	289	254	219	184	149	114	79	44	9

You can use this method to construct magic squares of odd order from 3x3 to infinite and you get a symmetric (but not pan)magic square.

See 3x3, 5x5, 7x7, 9x9, 11x11, 13x13, 15x15, 17x17, 19x19, 21x21, 23x23, 25x25, 27x27, 29x29 and 31x31

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