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The eight queens puzzle

Place eight queens so that no two attack each other: none sharing a rank, file, or diagonal. Many...

Advanced Mathematics
Sorting the pieces

Sorting is the first act of mathematics: choose a property, then group by it. The pieces can be...

Beginner Mathematics
Wie viele Quadrate stecken im Brett

Zähle Quadrate jeder Grösse, nicht nur die 64 Einheitsfelder. Ein k times k-Quadrat hat (9-k)...

Intermediate Mathematics
Each square has a name

The board is a coordinate grid. The eight columns are files , labelled a to h from White's left....

Beginner Mathematics
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The colour of a square from its coordinates

Every square is light or dark, and you can tell which without looking at a board. Number the files...

Beginner Mathematics
The pigeonhole principle

The pigeonhole principle says that if you place more items than boxes, some box holds at least two...

Intermediate Mathematics
How many squares on the board

Count every square of every size on the board, not just the 64 unit squares. A k times k square can...

Intermediate Mathematics
Counting routes with Pascal

A counter starts at the bottom-left and moves only up or right. How many shortest routes reach each...

Intermediate Mathematics
Sprünge eines Königs zählen

Ein König kann auf jedes Nachbarfeld treten, das auf dem Brett bleibt. Zählt man, wo er nach einer...

Intermediate Mathematics
Wheat on the chessboard

The legend puts 1 grain on the first square, 2 on the second, 4 on the third, doubling each time....

Intermediate Mathematics
Slope reasoning on paper

This is the pencil-and-paper form of the no-three-in-line problem, placing 11 counters on the 8...

Intermediate Mathematics
Zwölf Springer bewachen das Brett

Wie wenige Springer greifen jedes freie Feld an? Dieses Minimum ist die Dominationszahl des...

Advanced Mathematics