Place 5 white queens and 3 black queens on a 5 x 5 chessboard so that no queen attacks a queen of another color.   In other words, no opposite color queens are in the same row, column, or diagonal.




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Solution to the Problem:





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Correctly solved by:

1. James Alarie Flint, Michigan
2. Rob Miles Northbrook, Illinois
3. Brooks Garris South Robeson High School
Rowland, North Carolina
4. Haylee Curry Delta High School,
Delta, Colorado
5. Ivy Joseph Pune, Maharashtra, India
6. Trevor Whiteside Delta High School,
Delta, Colorado
7. Eli Farmer Delta High School,
Delta, Colorado
8. John Ames Delta High School,
Delta, Colorado
9. Landon Watts Delta High School,
Delta, Colorado
10. Isaac Aleman Delta High School,
Delta, Colorado
11. Alexis Barajas Delta High School,
Delta, Colorado
12. Daniel Harris Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
13. Kaley St. Peter Delta High School,
Delta, Colorado
13. Joe Bules Delta High School,
Delta, Colorado