Backtracking AlgorithmsIntermediate
N-Queens Problem
Place N chess queens on an N×N chessboard so no two queens threaten each other. A classic backtracking algorithm.
#backtracking#constraint-satisfaction#recursion#chess
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- • Place N queens on N×N chessboard
- • No two queens can attack each other
- • Uses backtracking algorithm
- • O(N!) time complexity
- • Classic constraint satisfaction problem
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