Is it possible to cover an $n \times n$ chessboard which has its center square cut out with tiles shown in the picture (each tile covers exactly $4$ squares, tiles can be rotated and turned around) if a) $n = 5$, b) $n = 2003$?
Problem
Source: 2003 Estonia National Olympiad Final Round grade 9 p5
Tags: Chessboard, Tiling, combinatorics