King's Cage - MATLAB Cody - MATLAB Central

Problem 45427. King's Cage

Difficulty:
(27)
Rate

Given the position of the king on the chessboard, determine the minimum number of steps it'll require to reach the destination.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess#Movement

For simplicity, numerical notation is used to represent the positions.

Solve

Solution Stats

50.0% Correct | 50.0% Incorrect
Last Solution submitted on Apr 21, 2025

Problem Comments

Solution Comments

Show comments
Registration Now Open for MathWorks AUTOMOTIVE CONFERENCE 2025
...
Hello Community, We're excited to announce that registration is now open for the...

Problem Recent Solvers43

Suggested Problems

More from this Author165

Problem Tags

chess

Community Treasure Hunt

Find the treasures in MATLAB Central and discover how the community can help you!

Start Hunting!
Go to top of page