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A scratched chessboard (Posted on 2002-04-30)

A standard 8 x 8 wooden chessboard has a straight line scratch in its surface, and is taken in for repair. The artisan who it is brought to decides to cover each affected square with a thin wooden veneer of the appropriate color.

Assuming that a different veneer is needed for each square of the board, what is the maximum number of such veneers that the artisan will require to do the job?

See The Solution Submitted by levik

Rating: 3.1000 (10 votes)

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Subject	Author	Date
Puzzle Answer	K Sengupta	2023-12-25 21:27:12
re(2): Proof at last (I think)	gregada	2003-08-11 14:32:34
re: but	TomM	2003-06-23 15:58:33
but	DJ	2003-06-22 15:51:25
Yes, It's Right!	Paul Pereira	2002-08-12 03:02:58
re: Proof at last (I think)	levik	2002-05-31 15:04:21
ANSWER	Dulanjana	2002-05-28 00:05:01
Proof at last (I think)	TomM	2002-05-27 22:32:14
possible proof	brent	2002-05-24 16:04:56
clarification	FingLao	2002-05-22 13:54:47
8 or 9, depending.	FingLao	2002-05-22 13:53:31
Infinite?	Half-Mad	2002-05-14 02:03:40
Inifnite veneers	Mike	2002-05-10 16:20:16
A solution for reality	Half-Mad	2002-05-08 01:36:12
Two solutions	Creg Bradley	2002-05-06 15:49:06
Re: solution (by Dan)	levik	2002-05-05 07:58:25
Solution	Dan	2002-05-04 07:23:31
Hm....	levik	2002-05-02 11:09:10
Does this count as solution?	Daniel	2002-05-02 09:35:50
no solution	levik	2002-05-01 08:10:05
Scratched Chess Board	Karen	2002-04-30 12:55:00
solution	dmarien	2002-04-30 07:58:18
i'm logged in...	annonymous coward	2002-04-30 07:57:00
test	annonymous coward	2002-04-30 07:56:30
solution	annonymous coward	2002-04-30 07:55:57

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