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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 9v006115f6d000000000020c

Fill in the chess board

Fill in the name of each square using its file (a-h) and rank (1-8).

Start file

  a  b  c  d  e  f  g  h
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

End file

  a  b  c  d  e  f  g  h
8 a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8
7 a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7
6 a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 h6
5 a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5
4 a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4
3 a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3
2 a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2
1 a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1

View Diff

2,9c2,9
< 8
< 7
< 6
< 5
< 4
< 3
< 2
< 1
---
> 8 a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8
> 7 a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7
> 6 a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 h6
> 5 a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5
> 4 a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4
> 3 a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3
> 2 a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2
> 1 a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1

Solutions by @xzzhiao:

Created by: @tomkpz Tweet

175 active golfers, 905 entries

Solutions by @xzzhiao:

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#15 - John Xu / @xzzhiao

04/06/2022 at 03:08AM

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#>43 - John Xu / @xzzhiao

04/06/2022 at 03:08AM

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#>49 - John Xu / @xzzhiao

04/06/2022 at 03:18AM

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#>52 - John Xu / @xzzhiao

04/06/2022 at 03:07AM

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#>54 - John Xu / @xzzhiao

04/06/2022 at 03:05AM

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#>58 - John Xu / @xzzhiao

04/06/2022 at 03:04AM

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#>60 - John Xu / @xzzhiao

04/06/2022 at 03:03AM

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#>70 - John Xu / @xzzhiao

04/06/2022 at 03:02AM

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#>73 - John Xu / @xzzhiao

04/06/2022 at 03:01AM

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#>76 - John Xu / @xzzhiao

04/06/2022 at 03:00AM

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#>81 - John Xu / @xzzhiao

04/06/2022 at 03:00AM

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#>87 - John Xu / @xzzhiao

04/06/2022 at 02:58AM

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#>90 - John Xu / @xzzhiao

04/06/2022 at 02:57AM

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#>100 - John Xu / @xzzhiao

04/06/2022 at 02:55AM

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#>105 - John Xu / @xzzhiao

04/06/2022 at 02:53AM

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#>113 - John Xu / @xzzhiao

04/06/2022 at 02:52AM