Fit 8 Queens on a chess board where none of them can attack the other...?

Question

They can't be able to attack each other diagonally, or on the same rank or file. There is 12 different variations. Find 1! :)

Answer 1

took me about an hour

queens on: a2, b4, c6, d8, e3, f1, g7, and h5

Answer 2

I use my time wisely.  By answering questions. LOL!

Answer 3

There are 92 distinct solutions.  If you count symmetric solutions as the same (i.e. same except for rotating or reflecting the board) there are 12 solutions.  They're listed here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_queen...

By the way, Wikipedia has a lot more information on this, including solutions for smaller and larger chessboards, and computer code to find solutions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_queen...

Answer 4

a1, b3, c5, d7, f8, g6, h4,  and e2...took me 5 mins..for that variation...pretty sure the other variations are similar set ups just differnt squares....cool puzzle...i enjoyed it thanku