Authors

Doug Chatham

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-8-2016

Abstract

The classic n-queens problem asks for placements of just n mutually non-attacking queens on an n × n board. By adding enough pawns, we can arrange to fill roughly one-quarter of the board with mutually non-attacking queens. How many pawns do we need? We discuss that question for square boards as well as rectangular m × n boards.

Comments

Recreational Mathematics Magazine, Volume 3 (2016): Issue 6 (Dec 2016), 95-102.

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