Saturday, 7 May 2016

How many Chess Pieces are needed to control every square on the board? No Piece Restriction


You may use as many pieces as you like. Pieces do not control the square they occupy.


Accepted Answer goes to the person that has the least score.


Piece cost:



  • Pawn - 1

  • Knight - 3


  • Bishop - 3

  • Rook - 5

  • Queen - 9


Note1: The king has no score, it was implied that it is not allowed.


Note2: I meant to imply only 1 colour was allowed.


Yes this is How many Chess Pieces are needed to control every square on the board? without the set restriction.



Answer



Here's a solution that only takes 28 points:


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