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Joined 30 Jun '05 Moves 28666 Let's see this challenge.Who can put 8 queens in the board and so they do NOT touch eachother by moves.
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Joined 26 Nov '04 Moves 155080 Originally posted by Alex011893
Let's see this challenge.Who can put 8 queens in the board and so they do NOT touch eachother by moves. http://www.timeforchess.com/board/showthread.php?threadid=26321
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Joined 17 Mar '05 Moves 1345 How many squares on a chessboard?
Originally posted by Bowmann
How many squares on a chessboard? 205 if you are standing on it.
Joined 24 May '05 Moves 1958 Originally posted by Bowmann
How many squares on a chessboard? 8*8+7*7+6*6+5*5+4*4+3*3+2*2+1*1 = 498
8*8 for the tiniest squares,
7*7 for a square with 4 little squares
6*6 with 9 little squares, and so on...
Originally posted by Florrat
8*8+7*7+6*6+5*5+4*4+3*3+2*2+1*1 = 498
8*8 for the tiniest squares,
7*7 for a square with 4 little squares
6*6 with 9 little squares, and so on... 64 + 49 + 36 + 25 + 16 + 9 + 4 + 1 = ?
Joined 24 May '05 Moves 1958 Originally posted by THUDandBLUNDER
64 + 49 + 36 + 25 + 16 + 9 + 4 + 1 = ? 204, do you mean with the 205th the whole chessboard?
I was half sleeping last post, that explains why my solution was wrong...
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Joined 17 Mar '05 Moves 1345 Originally posted by Florrat
204, do you mean with the 205th the whole chessboard?
I was half sleeping last post, that explains why my solution was wrong... Don't worry. It's 205 only if you have a warped sense of humour.
Joined 05 Jan '04 Moves 45179 Originally posted by THUDandBLUNDER
205 if you are standing on it.
Not bad at all...
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Joined 17 Mar '05 Moves 1345 Originally posted by darvlay
Not bad at all... Then why don't you Rec. it?
๐
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Joined 28 Dec '04 Moves 53223 Originally posted by Bowmann
Then why don't you Rec. it?
๐ its a wreck allright๐
Originally posted by Florrat
204, do you mean with the 205th the whole chessboard?
I was half sleeping last post, that explains why my solution was wrong... No, Bowmann would be the 205th. (Please excuse outdated slang and rather weak joke.)
Anyway, how many rectangles on a chessboard?
Originally posted by Bowmann
Then why don't you Rec. it?
๐ Cos he's not a subscriber.
Anyway, I am already well-wrecked, thank you.
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Joined 17 Mar '05 Moves 1345 Originally posted by THUDandBLUNDER
Cos he's not a subscriber.
Anyway, I am already well-wrecked, thank you. Then have -17 Non-Sub Recs.
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Joined 25 Aug '04 Moves 1264 why there are so few subscribers posting in this puzzles forum?? is this regarded as "wasteland" or something??
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