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+/*
+    N-Queens problem
+    Given an N*N Chess-Board, show places where N Queens should be placed,
+    So that they don't attack each other. 
+    Denote if solution Doesn't exist.
+*/
+#include <bits/stdc++.h>
+#define Max 100
+
+using namespace std;
+
+int n;
+
+void Board_print(int board[][Max])
+{
+    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
+    {
+        cout << " ";
+        for (int j = 0; j < n; j++)
+        {
+            cout << board[i][j] << " ";
+        }
+        cout << "\n";
+    }
+}
+
+bool Compare_States(int *state1,
+                    int *state2)
+{
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
+    {
+        if (state1[i] != state2[i])
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+void randomConfig(int board[][Max], int *state)
+{
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
+    {
+        state[i] = rand() % n;
+        board[state[i]][i] = 1;
+    }
+}
+
+void fill(int board[][Max], int value)
+{
+    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
+    {
+        for (int j = 0; j < n; j++)
+        {
+            board[i][j] = value;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+int calculateObjective(int board[][Max],
+                       int *state)
+{
+    int attacking = 0;
+
+    int row, col;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
+    {
+
+        row = state[i], col = i - 1;
+        while (col >= 0 && board[row][col] != 1)
+        {
+            col--;
+        }
+        if (col >= 0 && board[row][col] == 1)
+        {
+            attacking++;
+        }
+
+        row = state[i], col = i + 1;
+        while (col < n && board[row][col] != 1)
+        {
+            col++;
+        }
+        if (col < n && board[row][col] == 1)
+        {
+            attacking++;
+        }
+
+        row = state[i] - 1, col = i - 1;
+        while (col >= 0 && row >= 0 && board[row][col] != 1)
+        {
+            col--;
+            row--;
+        }
+        if (col >= 0 && row >= 0 && board[row][col] == 1)
+        {
+            attacking++;
+        }
+
+        row = state[i] + 1, col = i + 1;
+        while (col < n && row < n && board[row][col] != 1)
+        {
+            col++;
+            row++;
+        }
+        if (col < n && row < n && board[row][col] == 1)
+        {
+            attacking++;
+        }
+
+        row = state[i] + 1, col = i - 1;
+        while (col >= 0 && row < n && board[row][col] != 1)
+        {
+            col--;
+            row++;
+        }
+        if (col >= 0 && row < n && board[row][col] == 1)
+        {
+            attacking++;
+        }
+
+        row = state[i] - 1, col = i + 1;
+        while (col < n && row >= 0 && board[row][col] != 1)
+        {
+            col++;
+            row--;
+        }
+        if (col < n && row >= 0 && board[row][col] == 1)
+        {
+            attacking++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return (int)(attacking / 2);
+}
+
+void generateBoard(int board[][Max], int *state)
+{
+
+    fill(board, 0);
+    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
+    {
+        board[state[i]][i] = 1;
+    }
+}
+
+void Copy_State(int *state1, int *state2)
+{
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
+    {
+        state1[i] = state2[i];
+    }
+}
+
+void Get_Neighbours(int board[][Max],
+                    int *state)
+{
+
+    int board_op[Max][Max];
+    int state_op[n];
+
+    Copy_State(state_op, state);
+    generateBoard(board_op, state_op);
+
+    int opObjective = calculateObjective(board_op, state_op);
+
+    int NeighbourBoard[Max][Max];
+    int NeighbourState[n];
+
+    Copy_State(NeighbourState, state);
+    generateBoard(NeighbourBoard, NeighbourState);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
+    {
+        for (int j = 0; j < n; j++)
+        {
+
+            if (j != state[i])
+            {
+
+                NeighbourState[i] = j;
+                NeighbourBoard[NeighbourState[i]][i] = 1;
+                NeighbourBoard[state[i]][i] = 0;
+
+                int temp = calculateObjective(NeighbourBoard, NeighbourState);
+
+                if (temp <= opObjective)
+                {
+                    opObjective = temp;
+                    Copy_State(state_op, NeighbourState);
+                    generateBoard(board_op, state_op);
+                }
+
+                NeighbourBoard[NeighbourState[i]][i] = 0;
+                NeighbourState[i] = state[i];
+                NeighbourBoard[state[i]][i] = 1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Copy_State(state, state_op);
+    fill(board, 0);
+    generateBoard(board, state);
+}
+
+void hillClimbing(int board[][Max],
+                  int *state)
+{
+
+    int neighbourBoard[Max][Max] = {};
+    int neighbourState[n];
+
+    Copy_State(neighbourState, state);
+    generateBoard(neighbourBoard, neighbourState);
+
+    while (true)
+    {
+
+        Copy_State(state, neighbourState);
+        generateBoard(board, state);
+
+        Get_Neighbours(neighbourBoard, neighbourState);
+
+        if (Compare_States(state, neighbourState))
+        {
+
+            Board_print(board);
+            break;
+        }
+        else if (calculateObjective(board, state) == calculateObjective(neighbourBoard, neighbourState))
+        {
+            neighbourState[rand() % n] = rand() % n;
+            generateBoard(neighbourBoard, neighbourState);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+    cout << "Enter the board size: ";
+    cin >> n;
+    if (n < 4)
+    {
+        cout << "\nNo possible solution\n";
+        return 0;
+    }
+    int state[Max] = {};
+    int board[Max][Max] = {};
+
+    randomConfig(board, state);
+
+    hillClimbing(board, state);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+/* This code is Contributed By Shruti Avhad */