Try to place 8 Queens on a standard 8 x 8 chessboard

[nwicole]

1) In a game of chess, the Queen is allowed to move vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, in any direction, for any number of spaces. Try to place 8 Queens on a standard 8 x 8 chessboard so that none of the Queens is attacking any of the others (that is, no Queen can make one move and capture another one immediately). Exhibit a way to do this or show that it is not possible.

 

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1) In a game of chess, the Queen is allowed to move vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, in any direction, for any number of spaces. Try to place 8 Queens on a standard 8 x 8 chessboard so that none of the Queens is attacking any of the others (that is, no Queen can make one move and capture another one immediately). Exhibit a way to do this or show that it is not possible.

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