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N-Queens Arrangement

Given an integer N, return all unique solutions for placing N queens on an N x N chessboard so that no two queens threaten each other. A solution is represented as a list of strings, where 'Q' represents a queen and '.' represents an empty space. Input format: - A single integer N (1 <= N <= 9). Output format: - A list of solutions represented as lists of strings. Example: Input: 4 Output: [. Q... ...Q ...Q ...Q, ...Q Q... Q... ...]

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backtrackingcombinatorics

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