% use [nosolutions] flag to hide solutions. % use [solutions] flag to show solutions. \documentclass[ solutions, shortwarning ]{../../resources/ormc_handout} \usepackage{../../resources/macros} \usepackage{chessfss} \usepackage{chessboard} \usepackage{anyfontsize} % Silences some chess warnings \usepackage{afterpage} \usepackage[hang]{footmisc} % A row of stars, for showing difficulty % first arg: filled stars % second arg: total stars \def\liststars#1#2{% \def\oncolor{\color{ogrape}}% \def\offcolor{\color{white}}% % \count255=1% \count254=#2% \advance\count254 by -1% \ifnum #1 > 0 % The $$ are required around \bigstar. % the special \odot chess piece breaks % star sizing if they are ommited. \loop {\oncolor $\bigstar$}% \ifnum\count255 < #1 \advance\count255 by 1 \repeat% \else% {\oncolor $\bigstar$}% \fi% % \ifnum \count255 < #2% \loop {\offcolor $\bigstar$}% \ifnum\count255 < \count254 \advance\count255 by 1 \repeat% \fi% } \def\startimes#1{ {\color{ogrape} $\bigstar \times #1$} } \def\starvalue#1{ \stars{#1}{#1} \par \vspace{1mm} } \def\difficulty#1#2{ \textbf{Difficulty:} \stars{#1}{#2} \par \vspace{1mm} } \def\difficultynote#1#2#3{ \textbf{Difficulty:} \stars{#1}{#2} ~ #3\par \vspace{1mm} } \setchessboard{ showmover=false, borderwidth=0.5mm, label=false, labelleft=true, labelbottom=true, normalboard, hlabelformat=\arabic{ranklabel}, vlabelformat=\Alph{filelabel} } \makeatletter \cbDefineNewPiece{white}{U} {\raisebox{1.75mm}{\cfss@whitepiececolor $\odot$}} {\BlackEmptySquare% \makebox[0pt][r]{\cfss@whitepiececolor \raisebox{1.75mm}{\makebox[1em]{$\odot$}}}} \long\def\manyboards#1{ \if@solutions \chessboard[setpieces = {#1}] \hfill \chessboard[setpieces = {#1}] \else \vfill \chessboard[setpieces = {#1}] \hfill \chessboard[setpieces = {#1}] \vfill \chessboard[setpieces = {#1}] \hfill \chessboard[setpieces = {#1}] \fi } \@makeORMCbox{hintlist} {Available Hints} {black!12!white} {black!80!white} \long\def\hintcontent#1#2#3{ \if@solutions \liststars{#1}{#2} \par #3 \else \liststars{#1}{#2} \fi\par } \makeatother \uptitlel{Advanced 2} \uptitler{Fall 2023} \title{Retrograde Analysis} \subtitle{ Prepared by \githref{Mark} on \today{} \\ Based on books\footnotemark{} by Raymond Smullyan } \begin{document} \maketitle \footnotetext[1]{ Most of the easy problems in this handout are from \textit{The Chess Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes}.\\ The rest are from \textit{The Chess Mysteries of the Arabian Knights}. } \section{Rules} This handout contains a set of problems. \par Each is marked with a few gold stars, which you collect by presenting a solution. \vspace{2mm} Below each problem is a list of hints, written next to their cost. \par To get a hint, you must pay the marked number of stars. \par Hints are usually provided in order, and are the same for all groups. \par \vspace{2mm} There is one exception: instructors may offer certain hints for a reduced fee, judging by your explanation of what you have so far. \begin{instructornote} This exception is for groups that are stuck on the last bit of a problem. \par If they've solved most of it, give them the information they already know for a steep discount (or even for free). \end{instructornote} An example problem is below. \vspace{4mm} \generic{Problem $0$:} \starvalue{4} This is a problem that's worth four points. \par Two hints are available. The first costs two stars (of the four available). \par The second costs one of the two stars available \textit{after} revealing the first hint. \begin{hintlist} Hint 1: \hintcontent{2}{4}{This is a hint. Only instructors see this.} Hint 2: \hintcontent{1}{2}{This is another hint.} \end{hintlist} \vfill You may notice that hints often cost a significant fraction of their problem's score. \par This is intentional---don't ask for hints unless you're very, very stuck. \vfill \pagebreak \input{parts/intro} \section{Simple problems} \input{parts/easy} \section{Slightly harder problems} \input{parts/medium} %\section{Very difficult problems} %\input{parts/hard} \chessboard \hfill \chessboard \par \chessboard \hfill \chessboard \par \chessboard \hfill \chessboard \par \end{document}