Chessboard Color
Programming Basics · JavaScript
TASK
Problem
Given chessboard cell `x y` from 1 to 8. Treat (1,1) as black. Print `BLACK` or `WHITE`.
EXAMPLE
Example
1 2
WHITE
LIMITS
Constraints
1 ≤ x,y ≤ 8
LEARN
Theory for this problem
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### Chessboard Color
`if / else if / else` chooses a branch from boolean conditions. Comparisons such as `<`, `>=`, `===` and logical operators `&&`, `||`, `!` combine the exact rules that decide which output is valid.
NEED HELP?
Hints
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['Translate every case from the statement into a boolean condition before writing branches.', 'After each iteration, it should be clear what has already been accumulated and what remains to be processed.']
ANSWER
Solution
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const fs = require('fs');
const [x, y] = fs
.readFileSync(0, 'utf8')
.trim()
.split(/\s+/)
.map(Number);
const isBlack = (x + y) % 2 === 0;
console.log(isBlack ? 'BLACK' : 'WHITE');