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How many of each piece can be placed on the board with none of them defending...

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checkmateibeatu
Sep 2, 2011
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...each other?  For the rooks, it is easy, but what about the others?

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ScarredEyes
Sep 2, 2011
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#2

Bishops - 7?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Queens

 - 8, believe it or not. The Queens have to be placed a knights move away from the other. I started on h1 (not h8, as diagram stated) and filled in 7. Last queen is on the square that is not controlled by rank or file by another Queen. i.e. the only safe place for a king when you have 7 perfectly-placed enemy queens on the board. STALEMATE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Knights - They always have to move from one colour to the other - ie. from light to dark, or from dark to light. So, that makes it 32.

Pawns - That's easy. Fill each rank OR file alternately with pawns and that makes it 32.

Kings - Every 2 ranks or 2 files = 4 kings...so 16 kings.

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-waller-
Sep 2, 2011
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#3

If you can place 8 queens, you can DEFINITELY place more than 7 bishops lol.

I'd go with 14.

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-waller-
Sep 2, 2011
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#4

Oh,  and your queen diagram is incorrect - a6 and d3?

Here's a correct 8 queens:

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checkmateibeatu
Sep 2, 2011
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#5

What about kings?

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-waller-
Sep 2, 2011
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TheMouse wrote:

 

24 knights.

 

ScarredEyes did 32 - just place a knight on every dark square/light square.

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-waller-
Sep 2, 2011
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#7

Kings - ScarredEyes said 16 and I agree.

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Kaikers
Sep 2, 2011
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Kaspa1988
Sep 2, 2011
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Kaspa1988
Sep 2, 2011
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ScarredEyes
Sep 5, 2011
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@Waller

Thanks for correction with the Queens...I was thinking on my feet without cheking much, I'm afraid. And how idiotic of me...there are 2 colours on the board...