Eight Queens Puzzle

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A queen attacks another one if they are in the same row, column, or diagonal. Place eight queens on a chessboard such that no queen is under attack. Vary the size of the chess board and click the button to see different arrangements of the queens.

External Links

Queens Problem (Wolfram MathWorld)

Permanent Citation

Oleksandr Pavlyk
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​"Eight Queens Puzzle"​
​http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/EightQueensPuzzle/​
​Wolfram Demonstrations Project​
​Published: March 15, 2011