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My_Chemica1_Cha0s
Jul 1, 2020
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I am surprised many people don't know about these kinds of puzzles, so I going to do a forum series on fun little extra puzzles like this. 

The problem is: "Can you place 8 queens so that no queen is on the same row, column, or diagonal as another queen?"
 
There a multiple solutions and I encourage you guys to find all of them.
 
If these proves to be too easy for you, try to place 10 queens on a 10x10 chessboard so that no queen is on the same row, column, or diagonal as another queen.

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My_Chemica1_Cha0s
Jul 1, 2020
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#2

If no one is able to solve it, I'll post the answers later

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My_Chemica1_Cha0s
Jul 1, 2020
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#3

Also, refrain from looking up the answers online

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E_Shan
Jul 1, 2020
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#4

The way i found it: keep queen away from each other by at least a knight 

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My_Chemica1_Cha0s
Jul 1, 2020
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#5
E_Shan wrote:

The way i found it: keep queen away from each other by at least a knight 

That's a clever strategy. Good job

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My_Chemica1_Cha0s
Jul 1, 2020
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#6
E_Shan wrote:

does this work?

yes. But please let the other people answer too, for there are multiple solutions

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E_Shan
Jul 1, 2020
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#7

k deleted the comment

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My_Chemica1_Cha0s
Jul 1, 2020
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#8
E_Shan wrote:

k deleted the comment

thx

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Paul_Masters
Jul 2, 2020
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#9

I've seen this, there was a numberphile video about it

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Paul_Masters
Jul 2, 2020
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#10

Think I did it

 

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ImNo444
Jul 2, 2020
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#11

now try doing nine queens on an 8x8 lol

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Paul_Masters
Jul 2, 2020
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#12

That's impossible

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ImNo444
Jul 2, 2020
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#13

exactly

 

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Paul_Masters
Jul 2, 2020
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#14

So why would I try?

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ImNo444
Jul 2, 2020
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#15

its called a joke. ever heard of it?

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Paul_Masters
Jul 2, 2020
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#16

I have higher standards for jokes than that

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2Ke21-0
Jul 2, 2020
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#17
spirixgamer wrote:

its called a joke. ever heard of it?

Apparently, as he's proven on other forums, he never has. 

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ImNo444
Jul 2, 2020
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#18

ooooo dang

 

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My_Chemica1_Cha0s
Jul 2, 2020
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#19

alright guys let's not start a fight

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My_Chemica1_Cha0s
Jul 2, 2020
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#20

And try to solve the puzzle