Eight queens puzzle

mathematical chess problem of placing eight chess queens on an 8×8 chessboard so that no two queens threaten each other
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Eight queens puzzle

Summary

Eight queens puzzle is a mathematical chess problem[1]. It draws 405 Wikipedia views per month (mathematical_chess_problem category, ranking #2 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Eight queens puzzle's video is recorded as 8queensminconflict.gif[3].
  • Eight queens puzzle's image is recorded as Solution A for 8 Queen Puzzles.png[4].
  • Eight queens puzzle's instance of is recorded as mathematical chess problem[5].
  • queen is named after Eight queens puzzle[6].
  • Eight queens puzzle's subclass of is recorded as chess puzzle[7].
  • Eight queens puzzle's Commons category is recorded as Eight queens position[8].
  • Eight queens puzzle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02vc7[9].
  • Eight queens puzzle's MathWorld ID is recorded as QueensProblem[10].
  • Eight queens puzzle's Quora topic ID is recorded as Eight-Queens-Puzzle[11].
  • Eight queens puzzle's Rosetta Code page ID is recorded as N-queens_problem[12].
  • Eight queens puzzle's Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures ID is recorded as eightQueens[13].
  • Eight queens puzzle's Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures ID is recorded as eightqueens[14].
  • Eight queens puzzle's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[15].
  • Eight queens puzzle's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 57490823[16].
  • Eight queens puzzle's ProofWiki ID is recorded as 8_Mutually_Non-Attacking_Queens_on_Chessboard[17].
  • Eight queens puzzle's TV Tropes ID is recorded as Main/QueensPuzzle[18].
  • Eight queens puzzle's FOLDOC ID is recorded as 8+queens+problem[19].
  • Eight queens puzzle's FOLDOC ID is recorded as 8+queens+puzzle[20].

Why It Matters

Eight queens puzzle draws 405 Wikipedia views per month (mathematical_chess_problem category, ranking #2 of 6).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  7. [9] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . Quora. wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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