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How many bishops can be placed in a chess board such that no two bishops attack each other

  1. 12

  2. 14

  3. 16

  4. 18
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Bishops move diagonally and remain on the same colored squares throughout. An 8x8 chessboard has 13 diagonals in one direction and 13 in the other, but the maximum number of bishops that can be placed without attacking each other is 14 (7 on white squares and 7 on black squares, one per diagonal of each color).

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