Bishops

Jay Peatea

Posers and Puzzles

01 Jun 03 19:56

Jay Peatea

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01 Jun 03 19:56

What is the maximum number of bishops you can put on a chess board before one of them is able to take another bishop?

LivingLegend

Amsterdam

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01 Jun 03 20:10

Originally posted by Jay Peatea
What is the maximum number of bishops you can put on a chess board before one of them is able to take another bishop?

30, if I ain't mistaken!

Olav

Jay Peatea

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01 Jun 03 20:17

Originally posted by LivingLegend
30, if I ain't mistaken!

Olav

Sorry try again!

LivingLegend

Amsterdam

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01 Jun 03 20:20

Originally posted by Jay Peatea
Sorry try again!
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Originally posted by Jay Peatea
What is the maximum number of bishops you can put on a chess board before one of them is able to take another bishop?
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30, if I ain't mistaken!

Olav

Darn...I made two pyramids of bishops, may white bishops attack other white bishops?

Jay Peatea

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01 Jun 03 20:24

Originally posted by LivingLegend
Darn...I made two pyramids of bishops, may white bishops attack other white bishops?

yes & the same for black too.

LivingLegend

Amsterdam

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01 Jun 03 20:51

Originally posted by Jay Peatea
yes & the same for black too.

I'm so stupig...I gave the wrong answer beacuse I can't properly count😕

I think it's 32!

Olav

astevenson

i wish i was BOB!!!!

Larkfield!(kent, uk)

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02 Jun 03 19:58

how the hell did u get 32 on the board?

LivingLegend

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02 Jun 03 20:28

Originally posted by astevenson
how the hell did u get 32 on the board?

With the 'play from set piece' option...if you create two pyramids and count properly, you shall see that there can be 32! Whit can attack white and black can attack black...just not white vs. black!

Olav

jot

London

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02 Jun 03 20:44

I can get 14. That's 8 along the bottom, and 6 along the top except the corners. I think that covers all the diagonals. Any better suggestions?

LivingLegend

Amsterdam

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03 Jun 03 15:22

Originally posted by jot
I can get 14. That's 8 along the bottom, and 6 along the top except the corners. I think that covers all the diagonals. Any better suggestions?

Try to put 6 at the bottom and 4 on the top...and so on making a pyramide!

Olav

zamba

Norway

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03 Jun 03 20:20

14 is the most I can get on the board too. May we see a screenshot, Olav?

LivingLegend

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03 Jun 03 20:49

Originally posted by zamba
14 is the most I can get on the board too. May we see a screenshot, Olav?

White: Bishops from a1 till h1, b2-g2, c3-f3, d4-e4

Black: b8-g8, c7-f7, d6-e6!

14 would be true if white couldn't attack white...the riddle was the white just couldn't attack black!

Olav

zamba

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05 Jun 03 12:51

How many queens could be placed this way, then? (So that no queen can attack any other (no matter what color))

LivingLegend

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05 Jun 03 15:21

Originally posted by zamba
How many queens could be placed this way, then? (So that no queen can attack any other (no matter what color))

8!

Olav

zamba

Norway

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05 Jun 03 16:09

That is correct.