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>>> Write a Python program that takes an opening chess move as a string and outputs the resulting chess board, regardless of move legality. Do not include
... an explanation or extraneous details.
Here's a simple Python program that takes an opening chess move as input (in standard notation) and displays the corresponding chessboard state with
the pieces in their initial positions:
```python
def print_initial_chessboard():
ranks = ['1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8']
files = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h']
board = [['' for _ in range(8)] for _ in range(8)]
pieces = {
'K': '♔', 'Q': '♕', 'R': '♖', 'B': '♗', 'N': '♘', 'P': '♙',
'k': '♚', 'q': '♛', 'r': '♜', 'b': '♝', 'n': '♞', 'p': '♟'
}
for i in range(8):
board[1][i] = pieces['P']
board[6][i] = pieces['p']
board[0][0] = pieces['R']; board[0][7] = pieces['R']
board[0][1] = pieces['N']; board[0][6] = pieces['N']
board[0][2] = pieces['B']; board[0][5] = pieces['B']
board[0][3] = pieces['Q']; board[0][4] = pieces['K']
board[7][0] = pieces['r']; board[7][7] = pieces['r']
board[7][1] = pieces['n']; board[7][6] = pieces['n']
board[7][2] = pieces['b']; board[7][5] = pieces['b']
board[7][3] = pieces['q']; board[7][4] = pieces['k']
print(" +-----------------+")
for i in range(8):
print(f"{8 - i} |", end=" ")
for j in range(8):
if board[7 - i][j]:
print(board[7 - i][j], end=" ")
else:
print(".", end=" ")
print("|")
print(" +-----------------+")
print(" " + " ".join(files))
print_initial_chessboard()
```
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