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Safety from the Queen II (Posted on 2004-03-30) Difficulty: 3 of 5
I had read about a sequel to Safety from the Queen.

Is it possible to put 8 queens on the board so that 11 squares are left unattacked?

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Solution Puzzle Solution Comment 6 of 6 |
In algebraic notation (chess), one of the valid arrangements is as follows:

            a    b   c    d    e    f     g     h                  
       +---------------------------------------------+
   8  |   *   *      #    #          *     *         |   8
       +---------------------------------------------+
   7  |   *   *      #    #     *    *           # |   7
       +---------------------------------------------+
   6  |   *   *      #     *     *         #      # |   6
       +---------------------------------------------+
   5  |   *   *     *      *                #      #  |   5
       +---------------------------------------------+
   4  |   *   *     *     *     *    *     #     *   |   4
       +---------------------------------------------+
   3  |   Q   Q    *     *     *    *      *     *   |   3
       +---------------------------------------------+
   2  | Q   Q    *     *     *    Q     *     *   |   2
      +----------------------------------------------+
   1 |  Q   *     *     *     Q   Q     *     *   |   1
      +----------------------------------------------+
          a   b    c     d     e    f      g    h                 

where:

--> Each Q denotes the placement of the queens.

--> Each (#) denotes an unattacked square.

--> Each (*) denotes a square under attack.

Edited on July 5, 2022, 7:54 am
  Posted by K Sengupta on 2022-07-04 23:30:00

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