From: Chunyun Zhao <chunyun.zhao@...>
Date: 2006-12-17T23:08:23+09:00
Subject: Re: [QUIZ] Chess960 (#106)

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Attached is my solution.

-Chunyun

Sample output:

Generated 960 starting positions.

Starting position 93:

|+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++|
| b | n | r | b | k | q | r | n |
|+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++|
| p | p | p | p | p | p | p | p |
|+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++|
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++|
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++|
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++|
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++|
| P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
|+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++|
| B | N | R | B | K | Q | R | N |
|+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++|


On 12/15/06, Ruby Quiz <james@grayproductions.net> wrote:
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> by Kieran Wild
>
> Chess960, is a chess variant produced by Grandmaster Bobby Fischer by
> formalizing the rules of Shuffle Chess. Its goal was to create a chess
> variant
> in which chess creativity and talent would be more important than
> memorization
> and analysis of opening moves. His approach was to create a randomized
> initial
> chess position, which would thus make memorizing chess opening move
> sequences
> far less helpful. The initial position is set up in a special way and
> there are
> 960 such positions, thus the name Chess960.
>
> The starting position for Chess960 must meet certain rules. White pawns
> are
> placed on the second rank as in chess. All remaining white pieces are
> placed
> randomly on the first rank, but with the following restrictions:
>
>         * The king is placed somewhere between the two rooks.
>         * The bishops are placed on opposite-colored squares.
>
> The black pieces are placed equal-and-opposite to the white pieces. For
> example,
> if the white king is placed on b1, then the black king is placed on b8.
> Note
> that the king never starts on file a or h, because there would be no room
> for a
> rook
>
> Can I suggest a nice little ruby program to generates all 960 possible
> starting
> positions and outputs a random one on request.
>
> Output could be as follows.
>
>         Starting Position 432:
>
>         White
>
>         a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1
>         N  B  B   R  K  R  Q  N
>
>         Black
>
>         a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8
>         N  B  B   R  K  R  Q  N
>
> Or some better output.
>
>

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Attached is my solution.<br><br>-Chunyun<br><br>Sample output:<br><br>Generated 960 starting positions.<br><br>Starting position 93:<br><br>|+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++|<br>| b | n | r | b | k | q | r | n |<br>|+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++|
<br>| p | p | p | p | p | p | p | p |<br>|+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++|<br>|&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; |<br>|+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++|<br>|&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; |<br>|+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++|
<br>|&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; |<br>|+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++|<br>|&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; |<br>|+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++|<br>| P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |<br>|+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++|
<br>| B | N | R | B | K | Q | R | N |<br>|+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++|<br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 12/15/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Ruby Quiz</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:james@grayproductions.net">james@grayproductions.net
</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">The three rules of Ruby Quiz:<br><br>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;Please do not post any solutions or spoiler discussion for this quiz until
<br>48 hours have passed from the time on this message.<br><br>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;Support Ruby Quiz by submitting ideas as often as you can:<br><br><a href="http://www.rubyquiz.com/">http://www.rubyquiz.com/</a><br><br>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;Enjoy!<br><br>
Suggestion:&nbsp;&nbsp;A [QUIZ] in the subject of emails about the problem helps everyone<br>on Ruby Talk follow the discussion.&nbsp;&nbsp;Please reply to the original quiz message,<br>if you can.<br><br>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
<br><br>by Kieran Wild<br><br>Chess960, is a chess variant produced by Grandmaster Bobby Fischer by<br>formalizing the rules of Shuffle Chess. Its goal was to create a chess variant<br>in which chess creativity and talent would be more important than memorization
<br>and analysis of opening moves. His approach was to create a randomized initial<br>chess position, which would thus make memorizing chess opening move sequences<br>far less helpful. The initial position is set up in a special way and there are
<br>960 such positions, thus the name Chess960.<br><br>The starting position for Chess960 must meet certain rules. White pawns are<br>placed on the second rank as in chess. All remaining white pieces are placed<br>randomly on the first rank, but with the following restrictions:
<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;* The king is placed somewhere between the two rooks.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;* The bishops are placed on opposite-colored squares.<br><br>The black pieces are placed equal-and-opposite to the white pieces. For example,
<br>if the white king is placed on b1, then the black king is placed on b8. Note<br>that the king never starts on file a or h, because there would be no room for a<br>rook<br><br>Can I suggest a nice little ruby program to generates all 960 possible starting
<br>positions and outputs a random one on request.<br><br>Output could be as follows.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Starting Position 432:<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;White<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;N&nbsp;&nbsp;B&nbsp;&nbsp;B&nbsp;&nbsp; R&nbsp;&nbsp;K&nbsp;&nbsp;R&nbsp;&nbsp;Q&nbsp;&nbsp;N<br>
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Black<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;N&nbsp;&nbsp;B&nbsp;&nbsp;B&nbsp;&nbsp; R&nbsp;&nbsp;K&nbsp;&nbsp;R&nbsp;&nbsp;Q&nbsp;&nbsp;N<br><br>Or some better output.<br><br></blockquote></div><br>

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