Place 16 chess pieces (or 16 checkers) on an 8 x 8 chess board so that no three are in a line (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally).
Solution:
There are numerous solutions. Here are two:
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Correctly solved by:
1. Richard Mocarski | Winchester, VA |
2. Liz Cotter | Oak Hill, VA |
3. Chip Crawford | Winchester, VA |
4. Tom Marino | Winchester, VA |
5. Court Pifer | Winchester, VA |
6. Angie Cunsolo | Winchester, VA (Shenandoah University) |
7. Mike Webber | Winchester, VA |
8. Jon Pence | Winchester, VA |