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THE 8 QUEEN CHALLENGE!!

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BrandonC9
Oct 30, 2013
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#1

Here are the rules:

Please place 8 queens on your board. Each queen must be on a square that is not attacked by another queen. 

Ex: If there is a queen on b2, there cannot be a queen on g7.

      If there is a queen on e4, there cannot be a queen on h4                          

      If there is a queen on a7, there cannot be a queen on d7

Please post your answer on a board. Have fun! (This is possible!)

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BrandonC9
Oct 30, 2013
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#2

okay...that was fast

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DefinitelyNotGM
Oct 31, 2013
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#3

Or, without kings:

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batgirl
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Oct 31, 2013
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#4

The 8 Queen problem was first suggested in 1848 and solved in 1850.

Interesting enough, Carl Jaenisch, inspired by the 8 Queen problem, proposed the 5 Queen problem in 1862 (same parameters but with 5 Queens instead of 8). It was solved by none other than Sam Loyd in 1876.