Using only half of a chess board you may place five queens anywhere. After you place them, I move each queen at most once with standard queen moves. If I make a horizontal five-in-a-row, I win. Can you beat me?

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Congratulations! This would be lovely if the Queen was not also a Bishop.  I mean, if it moved as a Rook, this starting position is impossible.

But, consider.

   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H
1             Q   Q
2             Q   Q
3             Q
4

D3 ->E3, E2 ->D3, D2 ->C3, D1 ->F3, E1 ->G3.
This has one Rook move and 4 of the Bishop, all standard for a Queen.

Posted by brianjn on 2006-10-28 03:24:05