November 8, 1999
Problem of the Week

The Chess Problem

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:

X							X
		X			X
			X	X
	X					X
	X					X
			X	X
		X			X
X							X

				X	X
				X	X
X	X
X	X
						X	X
						X	X
		X	X
		X	X

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

Send any comments or questions to: David Pleacher