FastPrepMinimum Moves to Capture the King

Minimum Moves to Capture the King

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Problem statement

A piece starts at start on an empty rows-by-cols board and must capture the king at king.

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Example 1

rows = 8cols = 8start = [0,0]king = [7,7]directions = [[-1,-1],[-1,0],[-1,1],[0,-1],[0,1],[1,-1],[1,0],[1,1]]return = 7

Seven diagonal moves reach the opposite corner.

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