| Given: | An N by N chess board. |
| Task: | Place N queens on the board so that they do not attack each other. |
The following is a solution to an 8-Queens problem:
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And here is a solution to a 16-queens problem (be patient, a large table is being loaded .... it may take a while, hopefully less than a minute, but it will be worth waiting for !!!! ) In case you get stuck, here is acopy of the bottom part of the page with further links:
The following links will lead you to additional material on this problem.
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With regard to the solution displayed above, you'll have to trust us here, or else check yourself that this is indeed a feasible solution.
In any case, this puzzle is an interesting combinatorial problem, which with a bit of imagination can be regarded as a typical OR problem. The following links will lead you to additional material on this problem.
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