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BALTIC-WAY 2011 Problem 9

    Given a rectangular grid, split into m×nm\times n squares, a colouring of the squares in two colours (black and white) is called valid if it satisfies the following conditions:

    • All squares touching the border of the grid are coloured black.
    • No four squares forming a 2×22\times 2 square are coloured in the same colour.
    • No four squares forming a 2×22\times 2 square are coloured in such a way that only diagonally touching squares have the same colour.

    Which grid sizes m×nm\times n (with m,n≥3m,n\ge 3 ) have a valid colouring?

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