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Alex011893

The High Rate Clan

Posers and Puzzles

25 Jul 05

Alex011893

The High Rate Clan

USA

Joined: 30 Jun 05
Moves: 28666

25 Jul 05

1 edit

Let's see this challenge.Who can put 8 queens in the board and so they do NOT touch eachother by moves.

BigDogg

Secret RHP coder

on the payroll

Joined: 26 Nov 04
Moves: 155080

25 Jul 05

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

Bowmann

Non-Subscriber

RHP IQ

Joined: 17 Mar 05
Moves: 1345

26 Jul 05

How many squares on a chessboard?

THUDandBLUNDER

Joined: 29 Feb 04
Moves: 22

26 Jul 05

2 edits

Originally posted by Bowmann
How many squares on a chessboard?

205 if you are standing on it.

Florrat

Joined: 24 May 05
Moves: 1958

27 Jul 05

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...

THUDandBLUNDER

Joined: 29 Feb 04
Moves: 22

27 Jul 05

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 = ?

Florrat

Joined: 24 May 05
Moves: 1958

27 Jul 05

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...

Bowmann

Non-Subscriber

RHP IQ

Joined: 17 Mar 05
Moves: 1345

27 Jul 05

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.

darvlay

Joined: 05 Jan 04
Moves: 45179

28 Jul 05

Originally posted by THUDandBLUNDER
205 if you are standing on it.

Not bad at all...

Bowmann

Non-Subscriber

RHP IQ

Joined: 17 Mar 05
Moves: 1345

28 Jul 05

Originally posted by darvlay
Not bad at all...

Then why don't you Rec. it?

😛

sonhouse

Fast and Curious

slatington, pa, usa

Joined: 28 Dec 04
Moves: 53223

30 Jul 05

Originally posted by Bowmann
Then why don't you Rec. it?

😛

its a wreck allright🙂

THUDandBLUNDER

Joined: 29 Feb 04
Moves: 22

30 Jul 05

2 edits

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?

THUDandBLUNDER

Joined: 29 Feb 04
Moves: 22

30 Jul 05

1 edit

Originally posted by Bowmann
Then why don't you Rec. it?

😛

Cos he's not a subscriber.

Anyway, I am already well-wrecked, thank you.

Bowmann

Non-Subscriber

RHP IQ

Joined: 17 Mar 05
Moves: 1345

31 Jul 05

Originally posted by THUDandBLUNDER
Cos he's not a subscriber.

Anyway, I am already well-wrecked, thank you.

Then have -17 Non-Sub Recs.

Jusuh

back in business

Joined: 25 Aug 04
Moves: 1264

31 Jul 05

why there are so few subscribers posting in this puzzles forum?? is this regarded as "wasteland" or something??