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Eight Queens Puzzle
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.
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Oleksandr Pavlyk
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