Generate Chess960 starting position
func is_valid_960 (backrank) {
var king = backrank.index('♚')
var (rook1, rook2) = backrank.indices_of('♜')...
king.is_between(rook1, rook2) || return false
var (bishop1, bishop2) = backrank.indices_of('♝')...
bishop1+bishop2 -> is_odd
}
func random_960_position(pieces = <♛ ♚ ♜ ♜ ♝ ♝ ♞ ♞>) {
pieces.shuffle.permutations {|*a|
return a if is_valid_960(a)
}
}
say random_960_position().join(' ')
Output:
♝ ♝ ♜ ♚ ♞ ♛ ♜ ♞