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Incubator Q&A What is the maximum number of Amazons that can be placed on a 5x5 chessboard so that no piece attacks another?

An Amazon is a fairy chess piece that can move like a queen or a knight. What is the maximum number of Amazons that can be placed on a 5x5 chessboard so that no piece attacks another? Attribu...

1 answer · posted 2mo ago by will.octagon.gibson‭ · last activity 2mo ago by trichoplax‭

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What is the maximum number of Amazons that can be placed on a 5x5 chessboard so that no piece attacks another?

An [Amazon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(chess)) is a [fairy chess piece](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_chess_piece) that can move like a queen or a knight.  

What is the maximum number of Amazons that can be placed on a 5x5 chessboard so that no piece attacks another?  

![Wikipedia depiction of an Amazon](https://proposals.codidact.com/uploads/gq3epvptk4xceefqlw87rvq4p36z)

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Image of Amazon:  [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(chess))

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