53

This number is a prime.

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+ It is possible to place eight queens on a standard chessboard in which only 53 squares are under attack. Is this the minimum solution? (Update: Mike Keith has shown that 53 is indeed the minimum and that there are seven distinct solutions!) [Madachy]

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