2023-05-16 20:14:36 +00:00
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2023-01-08 22:40:13 +00:00
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# On a chessboard, positions are marked with letters between a and h for the column and a
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# number between 1 and 8 for the row. The first place on the board, a1, is black. The next
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# is white, alternating across a row. Odd rows start with black, even rows start with white.
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# Give a 2 character input string with a letter (a-h) and a number (1-8), print "Black" or
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# "White" indicating if the square is black or white.
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inputStr = 'b3'
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print("Black" if (
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(inputStr[0] in ['a', 'c', 'e', 'g'] and int(inputStr[1]) % 2 == 1)
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or (inputStr[0] in ['b', 'd', 'f', 'h'] and int(inputStr[1]) % 2 == 0)
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)
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else "White")
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