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Task/Generate-Chess960-starting-position/Julia/generate-chess960-starting-position.julia

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+function generateposition()
+    # Placeholder knights
+    rank = ['♘', '♘', '♘', '♘', '♘', '♘', '♘', '♘']
+    lrank = length(rank)
+
+    # Check if a space is available
+    isfree(x::Int) = rank[x] == '♘'
+
+    # Place the King
+    rank[indking = rand(2:lrank-1)] = '♔'
+
+    # Place rooks
+    rank[indrook = rand(filter(isfree, 1:lrank))] = '♖'
+    if indrook > indking
+        rank[rand(filter(isfree, 1:indking-1))] = '♖'
+    else
+        rank[rand(filter(isfree, indking+1:lrank))] = '♖'
+    end
+
+    # Place bishops
+    rank[indbish = rand(filter(isfree, 1:8))] = '♗'
+    pbish = filter(iseven(indbish) ? isodd : iseven, 1:lrank)
+    rank[rand(filter(isfree, pbish))] = '♗'
+
+    # Place queen
+    rank[rand(filter(isfree, 1:lrank))] = '♕'
+    return rank
+end
+
+@show generateposition()