chessmaster 1.0

Chess Master Challenge

Master Chess

Console Script that implements a Chess Challenge.

The problem is to find all unique configurations of a set of normal chess pieces on a chess board with dimensions M×N where none of the pieces is in a position to take any of the others. Assume the colour of the piece does not matter, and that there are no pawns among the pieces.

Write a program which takes as input:

The dimensions of the board: M, N

The number of pieces of each type (King, Queen, Bishop, Rook and Knight) to try and place on the board.

As output, the program should list all the unique configurations to the console for which all of the pieces can be placed on the board without threatening each other.

Build status

How to install

PIPY

pip install fbcs_chess_challenge

Github

• Download the package from Github

• python setup.py install

Run tests

python setup.py tests

or

python setup.py nosetests –with-coverage

Run Console Script

For Help

(chessmaster)MacBook-Pro:chess_master fabiobatalha$ playchess --help

usage: playchess [-h] [--board_size BOARD_SIZE] [--bishops BISHOPS]
                 [--kinights KINIGHTS] [--kings KINGS] [--pawns PAWNS]
                 [--queens QUEENS] [--rooks ROOKS] [--show_threatening]

Build a chess board with pieces which will not threatening one to another.

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --board_size BOARD_SIZE, -s BOARD_SIZE
                        Number of squares in the board
  --bishops BISHOPS, -b BISHOPS
                        Number of bishops
  --kinights KINIGHTS, -i KINIGHTS
                        Number of kinights
  --kings KINGS, -k KINGS
                        Number of kings
  --pawns PAWNS, -p PAWNS
                        Number of pawns
  --queens QUEENS, -q QUEENS
                        Number of Queens
  --rooks ROOKS, -r ROOKS
                        Number of rooks
  --show_threatening, -t
                        Show threatening places display T in the board when
                        printing the results, otherwise None will be displayed

Running Sample

(chessmaster)MacBook-Pro:chess_master fabiobatalha$ playchess -s 4 -i 4 -r 2
2016-08-12 01:22:11,660 - masterchess.playchess - INFO - Playing Chess
2016-08-12 01:22:11,661 - masterchess.playchess - INFO - Board size: 4
2016-08-12 01:22:11,661 - masterchess.playchess - INFO - Pieces of bishops: 0
2016-08-12 01:22:11,661 - masterchess.playchess - INFO - Pieces of kinights: 4
2016-08-12 01:22:11,661 - masterchess.playchess - INFO - Pieces of kings: 0
2016-08-12 01:22:11,661 - masterchess.playchess - INFO - Pieces of pawns: 0
2016-08-12 01:22:11,661 - masterchess.playchess - INFO - Pieces of queens: 0
2016-08-12 01:22:11,662 - masterchess.playchess - INFO - Pieces of rooks: 2
Number of possibilities: 8

Game 1:
rook    None    None    None
None    kinight None    kinight
None    None    rook    None
None    kinight None    kinight

Game 2:
None    kinight None    kinight
rook    None    None    None
None    kinight None    kinight
None    None    rook    None

Game 3:
None    rook    None    None
kinight None    kinight None
None    None    None    rook
kinight None    kinight None

Game 4:
kinight None    kinight None
None    rook    None    None
kinight None    kinight None
None    None    None    rook

Game 5:
None    None    None    rook
kinight None    kinight None
None    rook    None    None
kinight None    kinight None

Game 6:
None    None    rook    None
None    kinight None    kinight
rook    None    None    None
None    kinight None    kinight

Game 7:
kinight None    kinight None
None    None    None    rook
kinight None    kinight None
None    rook    None    None

Game 8:
None    kinight None    kinight
None    None    rook    None
None    kinight None    kinight
rook    None    None    None

Running Sample Displaying Threatening places

(chessmaster)MacBook-Pro:chess_master fabiobatalha$ playchess -s 4 -i 4 -r 2
2016-08-12 01:10:03,481 - masterchess.playchess - INFO - Playing Chess
2016-08-12 01:10:03,481 - masterchess.playchess - INFO - Board size: 4
2016-08-12 01:10:03,481 - masterchess.playchess - INFO - Pieces of bishops: 0
2016-08-12 01:10:03,481 - masterchess.playchess - INFO - Pieces of kinights: 4
2016-08-12 01:10:03,481 - masterchess.playchess - INFO - Pieces of kings: 0
2016-08-12 01:10:03,481 - masterchess.playchess - INFO - Pieces of pawns: 0
2016-08-12 01:10:03,482 - masterchess.playchess - INFO - Pieces of queens: 0
2016-08-12 01:10:03,482 - masterchess.playchess - INFO - Pieces of rooks: 2
Number of possibilities: 8

Game 1:
kinight T   kinight T
T   T   T   rook
kinight T   kinight T
T   rook    T   T

Game 2:
T   kinight T   kinight
T   T   rook    T
T   kinight T   kinight
rook    T   T   T

Game 3:
kinight T   kinight T
T   rook    T   T
kinight T   kinight T
T   T   T   rook

Game 4:
rook    T   T   T
T   kinight T   kinight
T   T   rook    T
T   kinight T   kinight

Game 5:
T   T   T   rook
kinight T   kinight T
T   rook    T   T
kinight T   kinight T

Game 6:
T   kinight T   kinight
rook    T   T   T
T   kinight T   kinight
T   T   rook    T

Game 7:
T   T   rook    T
T   kinight T   kinight
rook    T   T   T
T   kinight T   kinight

Game 8:
T   rook    T   T
kinight T   kinight T
T   T   T   rook
kinight T   kinight T