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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 50b375efd028d90002000050

Flip the chessboard

White's turn is over. Flip the board to black's perspective. I added coordinates to frustrate you.

Start file

  a b c d e f g h
8 r n b q k b n r
7 p p p p p p p p
6 . . . . . . . .
5 . . . . . . . .
4 . . . . P . . .
3 . . . . . . . .
2 P P P P . P P P
1 R N B Q K B N R

End file

  h g f e d c b a
1 R N B K Q B N R
2 P P P . P P P P
3 . . . . . . . .
4 . . . P . . . .
5 . . . . . . . .
6 . . . . . . . .
7 p p p p p p p p
8 r n b k q b n r

View Diff

1,6c1,3
<   a b c d e f g h
< 8 r n b q k b n r
< 7 p p p p p p p p
< 6 . . . . . . . .
< 5 . . . . . . . .
< 4 . . . . P . . .
---
>   h g f e d c b a
> 1 R N B K Q B N R
> 2 P P P . P P P P
8,9c5,9
< 2 P P P P . P P P
< 1 R N B Q K B N R
---
> 4 . . . P . . . .
> 5 . . . . . . . .
> 6 . . . . . . . .
> 7 p p p p p p p p
> 8 r n b k q b n r

Solutions

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32 active golfers, 95 entries

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#31 - Justin Knag / @justinknag

10/10/2014 at 06:16AM

71

#32 - Scott Harvey / @scottharveyco

11/29/2012 at 10:01AM