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Given an integer n, the task is to print the maximum number of bishops that can be placed on a n x n chessboard so that no two bishops attack each other. For example, maximum 2 bishops can be placed safely on 2 x 2 chessboard.

Examples:  

Input: n = 2 
Output:
We can place two bishop in a row.

Input: n = 5 
Output: 8

Approach: A bishop can travel in any of the four diagonals. Therefore we can place bishops if it is not in any diagonal of another bishop. The maximum bishops that can be placed on an n * n chessboard will be 2 * (n – 1)

  1. Place n bishops in first row
  2. Place n-2 bishops in last row. We only leave two corners of last row

Below is the implementation of the above approach: 

C++




// C++ implementation of the approach
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
 
// Function to return the maximum number of bishops
// that can be placed on an n * n chessboard
int numberOfBishops(int n)
{
    if (n < 1)
        return 0;
    else if (n == 1)
        return 1;
    else
        return 2 * (n - 1);
}
 
// Driver code
int main()
{
    int n = 5;
    cout << numberOfBishops(n);
    return 0;
}


Java




// Java implementation of the approach
class gfg
{
     
// Function to return the maximum
// number of bishops that can be
// placed on an n * n chessboard
static int numberOfBishops(int n)
{
    if (n < 1)
        return 0;
    else if (n == 1)
        return 1;
    else
        return 2 * (n - 1);
}
 
// Driver code
public static void main(String[] args)
{
    int n = 5;
    System.out.println(numberOfBishops(n));
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by Mukul Singh.


Python3




# Python3 implementation of the
# approach
import math as mt
 
# Function to return the maximum number
# of bishops that can be placed on an
# n * n chessboard
def numberOfBishops(n):
    if (n < 1):
        return 0
    elif (n == 1):
        return 1
    else:
        return 2 * (n - 1)
 
# Driver code
n = 5
print(numberOfBishops(n))
 
# This code is contributed by
# Mohit kumar 29


C#




// C# implementation of the approach
using System;
 
class GFG
{
     
// Function to return the maximum number
// of bishops that can be placed on an
// n * n chessboard
static int numberOfBishops(int n)
{
    if (n < 1)
        return 0;
    else if (n == 1)
        return 1;
    else
        return 2 * (n - 1);
}
 
// Driver code
public static void Main()
{
    int n = 5;
    Console.Write(numberOfBishops(n));
}
}
 
// This code is contributed
// by Akanksha Rai


PHP




<?php
// PHP implementation of the approach
 
// Function to return the maximum number
// of bishops that can be placed on an
// n * n chessboard
function numberOfBishops($n)
{
    if ($n < 1)
        return 0;
    else if ($n == 1)
        return 1;
    else
        return 2 * ($n - 1);
}
 
// Driver code
$n = 5;
echo numberOfBishops($n);
 
// This code is contributed by Ryuga
?>


Javascript




<script>
// Javascript implementation of the approach
     
    // Function to return the maximum
// number of bishops that can be
// placed on an n * n chessboard
    function numberOfBishops(n)
    {
        if (n < 1)
            return 0;
        else if (n == 1)
            return 1;
        else
            return 2 * (n - 1);
    }
     
    // Driver code
    let n = 5;
    document.write(numberOfBishops(n));
     
// This code is contributed by patel2127
</script>


Output

8

Time Complexity: O(1)

Space Complexity: O(1)

Below is the implementation for bigger values of n:

C++




// C++ implementation of the approach
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// Function to return the difference of
// two big numbers as string
string subtract(string str1, string str2)
{
    string res = "";
    int n1 = str1.length();
    int n2 = str2.length();
 
    // To make subtraction easy
    reverse(str1.begin(), str1.end());
    reverse(str2.begin(), str2.end());
 
    int carry = 0;
 
    for (int i = 0; i < n2; i++) {
 
        // Subtract digit by bdigit
        int subst = ((str1[i] - '0')
                     - (str2[i] - '0') - carry);
 
        if (subst < 0) {
            subst = subst + 10;
            carry = 1;
        }
        else
            carry = 0;
 
        // Change subst as character and
        // add it to result string
        res.push_back(subst + '0');
    }
 
    for (int i = n2; i < n1; i++) {
        int subst = ((str1[i] - '0') - carry);
 
        if (subst < 0) {
            subst = subst + 10;
            carry = 1;
        }
        else
            carry = 0;
 
        res.push_back(subst + '0');
    }
 
    // Reverse result to make it actual number
    reverse(res.begin(), res.end());
 
    return res;
}
 
string NumberOfBishops(string a)
{
    if (a == "1")
        return a;
    else {
 
        // Subtract 1 from number
        a = subtract(a, "1");
 
        // Reverse the string to make calculations easier
        reverse(a.begin(), a.end());
 
        int carry = 0;
 
        // Multiply by 2
        for (int i = 0; i < a.size(); i++) {
            int tmp = a[i] - '0';
            tmp *= 2;
            tmp += carry;
            a[i] = '0' + (tmp % 10);
            carry = tmp / 10;
        }
        if (carry > 0)
            a += ('0' + carry);
 
        // Reverse the string to get actual result
        reverse(a.begin(), a.end());
 
        // Return result
        return a;
    }
}
 
// Driver code
int main()
{
    string a = "12345678901234567890";
    cout << NumberOfBishops(a) << endl;
 
    return 0;
}


Java




// Java implementation of the approach
import java.util.*;
 
class GFG{
 
public static char[] reverse(char []str)
{
    char[] temp = new char[str.length];
 
    // Fill character array backwards with
    // characters of the string
    for(int i = 0; i < str.length; i++)
        temp[str.length - i - 1] = str[i];
 
    // Convert character array to string
    // and return it
    return temp;
}
 
// Function to return the difference of
// two big numbers as String
static char[] subtract(char[] str1, char[] str2)
{
    String res = "";
    int n1 = str1.length;
    int n2 = str2.length;
 
    // To make subtraction easy
    str1 = reverse(str1);
    str2 = reverse(str2);
 
    int carry = 0;
 
    for(int i = 0; i < n2; i++)
    {
         
        // Subtract digit by bdigit
        int subst = ((str1[i] - '0') -
                     (str2[i] - '0') - carry);
     
        if (subst < 0)
        {
            subst = subst + 10;
            carry = 1;
        }
        else
            carry = 0;
     
        // Change subst as character and
        // add it to result String
        res = res + (subst);
    }
     
    for(int i = n2; i < n1; i++)
    {
         
        int subst = ((str1[i] - '0') - carry);
         
        if (subst < 0)
        {
            subst = subst + 10;
            carry = 1;
        }
        else
            carry = 0;
         
        res += (subst);
    }
 
    // Reverse result to make it actual number
    char[] Res = res.toCharArray();
    Res = reverse(Res);
    return Res;
}
 
static char[] NumberOfBishops(char[] a)
{
    if (new String(a) == "1")
        return a;
    else
    {
         
        // Subtract 1 from number
        a = subtract(a, "1".toCharArray());
     
        //Console.WriteLine(new String(a));
     
        // Reverse the String to make
        // calculations easier
        a = reverse(a);
         
        int carry = 0;
     
        // Multiply by 2
        for(int i = 0; i < a.length; i++)
        {
            int tmp = a[i] - '0';
            tmp *= 2;
            tmp += carry;
            a[i] = (char)('0' + (tmp % 10));
            carry = tmp / 10;
        }
     
        String A = new String(a);
     
        if (carry > 0)
            A += ('0' + carry);
             
        char[] a1 = A.toCharArray();
     
        // Reverse the String to get
        // actual result
        a1 = reverse(a1);
         
        // Return result
        return a1;
    }
}
 
// Driver code
public static void main(String []args)
{
    char[] a = "12345678901234567890".toCharArray();
     
    System.out.println(new String(NumberOfBishops(a)));
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by pratham76


Python3




# Python3 implementation of the approach
 
# Function to return the difference
# of two big numbers as string
def subtract(str1, str2):
 
    res = ""
    n1 = len(str1)
    n2 = len(str2)
 
    # To make subtraction easy,
    # reverse the strings
    str1 = str1[::-1]
    str2 = str2[::-1]
    carry = 0
 
    for i in range(0, n2):
 
        # Subtract digit by bdigit
        subst = int(str1[i]) - int(str2[i]) - carry
 
        if subst < 0:
            subst = subst + 10
            carry = 1
         
        else:
            carry = 0
 
        # Change subst as character and
        # add it to result string
        res += str(subst)
 
    for i in range(n2, n1):
        subst = int(str1[i]) - carry
 
        if subst < 0:
            subst = subst + 10
            carry = 1
         
        else:
            carry = 0
 
        res += str(subst)
 
    # Reverse result to make it
    # actual number
    return res[::-1]
 
def NumberOfBishops(a):
 
    if a == "1":
        return a
         
    else:
         
        # Subtract 1 from number
        a = subtract(a, "1")
        carry = 0
 
        # Reverse the string to make
        # calculations easier. Convert the
        # string to list to manipulate it
        # as strings are immutable in python
        a = list(a[::-1])
         
        # Multiply by 2
        for i in range(0, len(a)):
            tmp = (int(a[i]) * 2) + carry
            a[i] = str(tmp % 10)
            carry = tmp // 10
         
        # Convert the list back to string
        a = ''.join(a)
        if carry > 0:
            a += str(carry)
 
        # Reverse the string to get
        # actual result
        return a[::-1]
 
# Driver code
if __name__ == "__main__":
 
    a = "12345678901234567890"
    print(NumberOfBishops(a))
 
# This code is contributed
# by Rituraj Jain


C#




// C# implementation of the approach
using System;
class GFG
{
     
  // Function to return the difference of 
  // two big numbers as string
  static char[] subtract(char[] str1, char[] str2)
  {
    string res = "";
    int n1 = str1.Length;
    int n2 = str2.Length;
 
    // To make subtraction easy
    Array.Reverse(str1);
    Array.Reverse(str2);
    int carry = 0;
 
    for (int i = 0; i < n2; i++)
    {
 
      // Subtract digit by bdigit
      int subst = ((str1[i] - '0') - (str2[i] - '0') - carry);
 
      if (subst < 0)
      {
        subst = subst + 10;
        carry = 1;
      }
      else
        carry = 0;
 
      // Change subst as character and
      // add it to result string
      res = res + (subst);
    }
 
    for (int i = n2; i < n1; i++)
    {
      int subst = ((str1[i] - '0') - carry);
 
      if (subst < 0)
      {
        subst = subst + 10;
        carry = 1;
      }
      else
        carry = 0;
 
      res += (subst);
    }
 
    // Reverse result to make it actual number
    char[] Res = res.ToCharArray();
    Array.Reverse(Res);
    return Res;
  }
 
  static char[] NumberOfBishops(char[] a)
  {
    if (new string(a) == "1")
      return a;
    else
    {
 
      // Subtract 1 from number
      a = subtract(a, "1".ToCharArray());
 
      //Console.WriteLine(new string(a));
 
      // Reverse the string to make calculations easier
      Array.Reverse(a);
 
      int carry = 0;
 
      // Multiply by 2
      for (int i = 0; i < a.Length; i++)
      {
        int tmp = a[i] - '0';
        tmp *= 2;
        tmp += carry;
        a[i] = (char)('0' + (tmp % 10));
        carry = tmp / 10;
      }
 
      string A = new string(a);
 
      if (carry > 0)
        A += ('0' + carry);
      char[] a1 = A.ToCharArray();
 
      // Reverse the string to get actual result
      Array.Reverse(a1);
 
      // Return result
      return a1;
    }
  }
 
  // Driver code
  static void Main()
  {
    char[] a = "12345678901234567890".ToCharArray();
    Console.WriteLine(new string(NumberOfBishops(a)));
  }
}
 
// This code is contributed by divyeshrabadiy07


Javascript




<script>
 
// Javascript implementation of the approach
 
function reverse(str)
{
    let temp = new Array(str.length);
  
    // Fill character array backwards with
    // characters of the string
    for(let i = 0; i < str.length; i++)
        temp[str.length - i - 1] = str[i];
  
    // Convert character array to string
    // and return it
    return temp;
}
 
// Function to return the difference of
// two big numbers as String
function subtract(str1,str2)
{
    let res = "";
    let n1 = str1.length;
    let n2 = str2.length;
  
    // To make subtraction easy
    str1 = reverse(str1);
    str2 = reverse(str2);
  
    let carry = 0;
  
    for(let i = 0; i < n2; i++)
    {
          
        // Subtract digit by bdigit
        let subst = (parseInt(str1[i]) -
                     parseInt(str2[i]) - carry);
      
        if (subst < 0)
        {
            subst = subst + 10;
            carry = 1;
        }
        else
            carry = 0;
      
        // Change subst as character and
        // add it to result String
        res = res + (subst).toString();
    }
      
    for(let i = n2; i < n1; i++)
    {
          
        let subst = (parseInt(str1[i]) - carry);
          
        if (subst < 0)
        {
            subst = subst + 10;
            carry = 1;
        }
        else
            carry = 0;
          
        res += (subst).toString();
    }
  
    // Reverse result to make it actual number
    let Res = res.split("");
    Res = reverse(Res);
    return Res;
}
 
function NumberOfBishops(a)
{
    if (a == "1")
        return a;
    else
    {
          
        // Subtract 1 from number
        a = subtract(a, "1");
      
        //Console.WriteLine(new String(a));
      
        // Reverse the String to make
        // calculations easier
        a = reverse(a);
          
        let carry = 0;
      
        // Multiply by 2
        for(let i = 0; i < a.length; i++)
        {
            let tmp = parseInt(a[i]);
            tmp *= 2;
            tmp += carry;
            a[i] =  (tmp % 10).toString();
            carry = Math.floor(tmp / 10);
        }
      
        let A = a.join("");
      
        if (carry > 0)
            A += ( carry).toString();
              
        let a1 = A.split("");
      
        // Reverse the String to get
        // actual result
        a1 = reverse(a1);
          
        // Return result
        return a1;
    }
}
 
// Driver code
let a = "12345678901234567890".split("");
      
document.write(NumberOfBishops(a).join(""));
 
// This code is contributed by unknown2108.
</script>


Output

24691357802469135778

Time Complexity: O(n)

Space Complexity: O(n)



Last Updated : 08 Mar, 2023
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