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  1. Department of Mathematics Statistics and Computer Science, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, B2G 2W5, Canada

    Martin F. van Bommel & Katie T. MacEachern

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van Bommel, M.F., MacEachern, K.T. Armies of Chess Queens. Math Intelligencer 40, 10–15 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00283-017-9771-5

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