X-Git-Url: http://git.hungrycats.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=hacks%2Fconfig%2Fqueens.xml;h=aa949fd4617d39ab8aff36d2bb067a79b88b917d;hb=aa75c7476aeaa84cf3abc192b376a8b03c325213;hp=7c52fcf4e4245d8d9b3fccfa321c273ae263141b;hpb=13dbc569cdc6e29019722c0ef9b932a925efbcad;p=xscreensaver diff --git a/hacks/config/queens.xml b/hacks/config/queens.xml index 7c52fcf4..aa949fd4 100644 --- a/hacks/config/queens.xml +++ b/hacks/config/queens.xml @@ -1,20 +1,31 @@ - + - + + - +
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+ + <_description> -Solves the N-Queens problem (where, in this program, N is between 5 and -10 queens.) The problem is: how may one place N queens on an NxN -chessboard such that no queen can attack a sister? -Written by Blair Tennessy. +The N-Queens problem: how to place N queens on an NxN chessboard +such that no queen can attack a sister? + +See also the "Endgame" screen saver. + +https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_queens_puzzle + +Written by Blair Tennessy and Jamie Zawinski; 2002.