Example 1 : N Queen Problem

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The n-queens puzzle is the problem of placing n queens on an n×n chessboard such that no two queens attack each other. Given an integer n, write a program to return all distinct solutions to the n-queens puzzle.

Problem Note

Each solution contains a distinct board configuration of the n-queens' placement, where '1' and '0' both indicate a queen and an empty space respectively.

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Example

Input: n = 4
Output:
Solution 1
[[ 0, 1, 0, 0],
[ 0, 0, 0, 1],
[ 1, 0, 0, 0],
[ 0, 0, 1, 0]]

Solution 2
[[ 0, 1, 0, 0],
[ 0, 0, 0, 1],
[ 1, 0, 0, 0],
[ 0, 0, 1, 0]]

Explanation: There exist two distinct solutions to the 4-queens puzzle as shown above.

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