-- SQL Eight Queens in SQL
-- Create the board:
CREATE TABLE rows (
id integer PRIMARY KEY
);
INSERT INTO rows (id) VALUES (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8);
CREATE TABLE cols (
id integer PRIMARY KEY
);
INSERT INTO cols (id) VALUES (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8);
-- Get a set of queens:
SELECT
cols.id AS col1, rows.id AS row1,
col2, row2,
col3, row3,
col4, row4,
col5, row5,
col6, row6,
col7, row7,
col8, row8
FROM rows, cols, (SELECT
col3, row3,
col4, row4,
col5, row5,
col6, row6,
col7, row7,
col8, row8,
rows.id AS row2, cols.id AS col2
FROM rows, cols, (SELECT
col4, row4,
col5, row5,
col6, row6,
col7, row7,
col8, row8,
rows.id AS row3, cols.id AS col3
FROM rows, cols, (SELECT
col5, row5,
col6, row6,
col7, row7,
col8, row8,
rows.id AS row4, cols.id AS col4
FROM rows, cols, (SELECT
col6, row6,
col7, row7,
col8, row8,
rows.id AS row5, cols.id AS col5
FROM rows, cols, (SELECT
col7, row7,
col8, row8,
rows.id AS row6, cols.id AS col6
FROM rows, cols, (SELECT
col8, row8,
rows.id AS row7, cols.id AS col7
FROM rows, cols
WHERE cols.id != col8 AND rows.id != row8 -- This checks rook moves
AND (cols.id + rows.id != col8 + row8) -- This checks bishop moves
AND (cols.id - rows.id != col8 - row8)
) AS b7
WHERE cols.id != col8 AND rows.id != row8
AND cols.id != col7 AND rows.id != row7
AND (cols.id + rows.id != col8 + row8) AND (cols.id - rows.id != col8 - row8)
AND (cols.id + rows.id != col7 + row7) AND (cols.id - rows.id != col7 - row7)
) AS b6
WHERE cols.id != col8 AND rows.id != row8
AND cols.id != col7 AND rows.id != row7
AND cols.id != col6 AND rows.id != row6
AND (cols.id + rows.id != col8 + row8) AND (cols.id - rows.id != col8 - row8)
AND (cols.id + rows.id != col7 + row7) AND (cols.id - rows.id != col7 - row7)
AND (cols.id + rows.id != col6 + row6) AND (cols.id - rows.id != col6 - row6)
) AS b5
WHERE cols.id != col8 AND rows.id != row8
AND cols.id != col7 AND rows.id != row7
AND cols.id != col6 AND rows.id != row6
AND cols.id != col5 AND rows.id != row5
AND (cols.id + rows.id != col8 + row8) AND (cols.id - rows.id != col8 - row8)
AND (cols.id + rows.id != col7 + row7) AND (cols.id - rows.id != col7 - row7)
AND (cols.id + rows.id != col6 + row6) AND (cols.id - rows.id != col6 - row6)
AND (cols.id + rows.id != col5 + row5) AND (cols.id - rows.id != col5 - row5)
) AS b4
WHERE cols.id != col8 AND rows.id != row8
AND cols.id != col7 AND rows.id != row7
AND cols.id != col6 AND rows.id != row6
AND cols.id != col5 AND rows.id != row5
AND cols.id != col4 AND rows.id != row4
AND (cols.id + rows.id != col8 + row8) AND (cols.id - rows.id != col8 - row8)
AND (cols.id + rows.id != col7 + row7) AND (cols.id - rows.id != col7 - row7)
AND (cols.id + rows.id != col6 + row6) AND (cols.id - rows.id != col6 - row6)
AND (cols.id + rows.id != col5 + row5) AND (cols.id - rows.id != col5 - row5)
AND (cols.id + rows.id != col4 + row4) AND (cols.id - rows.id != col4 - row4)
) AS b3
WHERE cols.id != col8 AND rows.id != row8
AND cols.id != col7 AND rows.id != row7
AND cols.id != col6 AND rows.id != row6
AND cols.id != col5 AND rows.id != row5
AND cols.id != col4 AND rows.id != row4
AND cols.id != col3 AND rows.id != row3
AND (cols.id + rows.id != col8 + row8) AND (cols.id - rows.id != col8 - row8)
AND (cols.id + rows.id != col7 + row7) AND (cols.id - rows.id != col7 - row7)
AND (cols.id + rows.id != col6 + row6) AND (cols.id - rows.id != col6 - row6)
AND (cols.id + rows.id != col5 + row5) AND (cols.id - rows.id != col5 - row5)
AND (cols.id + rows.id != col4 + row4) AND (cols.id - rows.id != col4 - row4)
AND (cols.id + rows.id != col3 + row3) AND (cols.id - rows.id != col3 - row3)
) AS b2
WHERE cols.id != col8 AND rows.id != row8
AND cols.id != col7 AND rows.id != row7
AND cols.id != col6 AND rows.id != row6
AND cols.id != col5 AND rows.id != row5
AND cols.id != col4 AND rows.id != row4
AND cols.id != col3 AND rows.id != row3
AND cols.id != col2 AND rows.id != row2
AND (cols.id + rows.id != col8 + row8) AND (cols.id - rows.id != col8 - row8)
AND (cols.id + rows.id != col7 + row7) AND (cols.id - rows.id != col7 - row7)
AND (cols.id + rows.id != col6 + row6) AND (cols.id - rows.id != col6 - row6)
AND (cols.id + rows.id != col5 + row5) AND (cols.id - rows.id != col5 - row5)
AND (cols.id + rows.id != col4 + row4) AND (cols.id - rows.id != col4 - row4)
AND (cols.id + rows.id != col3 + row3) AND (cols.id - rows.id != col3 - row3)
AND (cols.id + rows.id != col2 + row2) AND (cols.id - rows.id != col2 - row2)
LIMIT 1337; --Arbitrary, you can let yours go all day.
-- Note that this won't return very many unique solutions (unless your queens have numbers written on them)