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Task/Generate-Chess960-starting-position/MiniScript/generate-chess960-starting-position.mini

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+// placeholder knights
+rank = ["♘"] * 8
+
+// function to get a random free space from a to b, inclusive
+randFree = function(a, b)
+    free = []
+    for i in range(a, b)
+        if rank[i] == "♘" then free.push i
+    end for
+    return free[rnd * free.len]
+end function
+
+// place the king
+kingIdx = randFree(1, 6)
+rank[kingIdx] = "♔"
+
+// place rooks
+rank[randFree(0, kingIdx - 1)] = "♖"
+rank[randFree(kingIdx + 1, 7)] = "♖"
+
+// place bishops
+bishIdx = randFree(0, 7)
+rank[bishIdx] = "♗"
+while true
+    i = randFree(0, 7)
+    if i % 2 != bishIdx % 2 then break
+end while
+rank[i] = "♗"
+
+// place queen
+rank[randFree(0, 7)] = "♕"
+
+print join(rank, " ")