A374935 Maximum number of squares covered (i.e., attacked) by 5 independent (i.e., nonattacking) queens on an n X n chessboard.

25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100, 121, 134, 153, 172, 193, 212, 233, 252

Offset: 5

Author

John King, Aug 08 2024

Keywords

• nonn
• more

Examples

			5 X 5; 6 X 6; 7 X 7; 8 X 8;  Center-square +4Queens separated as if 1,2 knights.
              at 11 X 11 and beyond this pattern seems to be 'best'.
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  x x Q x x x x x
  x x x x x Q x x
  x x x Q x x x x
  x Q x x x x x x
  x x x x Q x x x
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9 X 9; 10 X 10; 11 X 11; Center-square +4Queens separated as 2,4 knights.
  x x x x x x x x x x x
  x x x x x x x Q x x x
  x x x x x x x x x x x
  x Q x x x x x x x x x
  x x x x x x x x x x x
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  x x x x x x x x x x x
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Crossrefs

Column 5 of A376732.

Cf. A075324, A047461, A374933, A375116, A374933, A374934, A374936.

Extensions

Unverified a(19) removed by Andrew Howroyd, Oct 05 2024