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// Code-A5 (N-Queen)
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
// Function to print the board
void printBoard(vector<vector<int>>& board, int n) {
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
for (int j = 0; j < n; j++)
cout << board[i][j] << " ";
cout << endl;
}
cout << endl;
}
// Function to check if placing a queen is safe
bool isSafe(vector<vector<int>>& board, int row, int col, int n) {
// Check column
for (int i = 0; i < row; i++)
if (board[i][col]) return false;
// Check upper left diagonal
for (int i = row - 1, j = col - 1; i >= 0 && j >= 0; i--, j--)
if (board[i][j]) return false;
// Check upper right diagonal
for (int i = row - 1, j = col + 1; i >= 0 && j < n; i--, j++)
if (board[i][j]) return false;
return true;
}
// Backtracking function
bool solveNQueens(vector<vector<int>>& board, int row, int n) {
if (row == n) {
printBoard(board, n); // Print one valid arrangement
return true;
}
for (int col = 0; col < n; col++) {
if (isSafe(board, row, col, n)) {
board[row][col] = 1; // Place queen
solveNQueens(board, row + 1, n);
board[row][col] = 0; // Backtrack
}
}
return false;
}
int main() {
int n, firstRow, firstCol;
cout << "Enter size of board (N): ";
cin >> n;
vector<vector<int>> board(n, vector<int>(n, 0));
cout << "Enter position of first queen (row and column index starting from 0): ";
cin >> firstRow >> firstCol;
// Place first queen
board[firstRow][firstCol] = 1;
cout << "\nAll possible solutions:\n";
solveNQueens(board, 0, n); // Start solving from row 0
return 0;
}
// SAMPLE OUTPUT
/*
* $ ./a.out
* Enter size of board (N): 4
* Enter position of first queen (row and column index starting from 0): 0 0
*
* All possible solutions:
* 0 1 0 0
* 0 0 0 1
* 1 0 0 0
* 0 0 1 0
*
* 0 0 1 0
* 1 0 0 0
* 0 0 0 1
* 0 1 0 0
*/