Task: Solve a Holy Knight's tour



C#: using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using static System.Console;
using static System.Math;
using static System.Linq.Enumerable;

public class Solver
{
    private static readonly (int dx, int dy)[]
        
        knightMoves = {(1,-2),(2,-1),(2,1),(1,2),(-1,2),(-2,1),(-2,-1),(-1,-2)};

    private (int dx, int dy)[] moves;
        
    public static void Main()
    {
        var knightSolver = new Solver(knightMoves);
        Print(knightSolver.Solve(true,
            ".000....",
            ".0.00...",
            ".0000000",
            "000..0.0",
            "0.0..000",
            "1000000.",
            "..00.0..",
            "...000.."));

        Print(knightSolver.Solve(true,
            ".....0.0.....",
            ".....0.0.....",
            "....00000....",
            ".....000.....",
            "..0..0.0..0..",
            "00000...00000",
            "..00.....00..",
            "00000...00000",
            "..0..0.0..0..",
            ".....000.....",
            "....00000....",
            ".....0.0.....",
            ".....0.0....." 
        ));
    }

    public Solver(params (int dx, int dy)[] moves) => this.moves = moves;

    public int[,] Solve(bool circular, params string[] puzzle)
    {
        var (board, given, count) = Parse(puzzle);
        return Solve(board, given, count, circular);
    }

    public int[,] Solve(bool circular, int[,] puzzle)
    {
        var (board, given, count) = Parse(puzzle);
        return Solve(board, given, count, circular);
    }

    private int[,] Solve(int[,] board, BitArray given, int count, bool circular)
    {
        var (height, width) = (board.GetLength(0), board.GetLength(1));
        bool solved = false;
        for (int x = 0; x < height && !solved; x++) {
            solved = Range(0, width).Any(y => Solve(board, given, circular, (height, width), (x, y), count, (x, y), 1));
            if (solved) return board;
        }
        return null;
    }

    private bool Solve(int[,] board, BitArray given, bool circular,
        (int h, int w) size, (int x, int y) start, int last, (int x, int y) current, int n)
    {
        var (x, y) = current;
        if (x < 0 || x >= size.h || y < 0 || y >= size.w) return false;
        if (board[x, y] < 0) return false;
        if (given[n - 1]) {
            if (board[x, y] != n) return false;
        } else if (board[x, y] > 0) return false;
        board[x, y] = n;
        if (n == last) {
            if (!circular || AreNeighbors(start, current)) return true;
        }
        for (int i = 0; i < moves.Length; i++) {
            var move = moves[i];
            if (Solve(board, given, circular, size, start, last, (x + move.dx, y + move.dy), n + 1)) return true;
        }
        if (!given[n - 1]) board[x, y] = 0;
        return false;

        bool AreNeighbors((int x, int y) p1, (int x, int y) p2) => moves.Any(m => (p2.x + m.dx, p2.y + m.dy).Equals(p1));
    }

    private static (int[,] board, BitArray given, int count) Parse(string[] input)
    {
        (int height, int width) = (input.Length, input[0].Length);
        int[,] board = new int[height, width];
        int count = 0;
        for (int x = 0; x < height; x++) {
            string line = input[x];
            for (int y = 0; y < width; y++) {
                board[x, y] = y < line.Length && char.IsDigit(line[y]) ? line[y] - '0' : -1;
                if (board[x, y] >= 0) count++;
            }
        }
        BitArray given = Scan(board, count, height, width);
        return (board, given, count);
    }

    private static (int[,] board, BitArray given, int count) Parse(int[,] input)
    {
        (int height, int width) = (input.GetLength(0), input.GetLength(1));
        int[,] board = new int[height, width];
        int count = 0;
        for (int x = 0; x < height; x++)
            for (int y = 0; y < width; y++)
                if ((board[x, y] = input[x, y]) >= 0) count++;
        BitArray given = Scan(board, count, height, width);
        return (board, given, count);
    }

    private static BitArray Scan(int[,] board, int count, int height, int width)
    {
        var given = new BitArray(count + 1);
        for (int x = 0; x < height; x++)
            for (int y = 0; y < width; y++)
                if (board[x, y] > 0) given[board[x, y] - 1] = true;
        return given;
    }

    private static void Print(int[,] board)
    {
        if (board == null) {
            WriteLine("No solution");
        } else {
            int w = board.Cast<int>().Where(i => i > 0).Max(i => (int?)Ceiling(Log10(i+1))) ?? 1;
            string e = new string('-', w);
            foreach (int x in Range(0, board.GetLength(0)))
                WriteLine(string.Join(" ", Range(0, board.GetLength(1))
                    .Select(y => board[x, y] < 0 ? e : board[x, y].ToString().PadLeft(w, ' '))));
        }
        WriteLine();
    }

}





Python: from sys import stdout
moves = [
    [-1, -2], [1, -2], [-1, 2], [1, 2],
    [-2, -1], [-2, 1], [2, -1], [2, 1]
]


def solve(pz, sz, sx, sy, idx, cnt):
    if idx > cnt:
        return 1

    for i in range(len(moves)):
        x = sx + moves[i][0]
        y = sy + moves[i][1]
        if sz > x > -1 and sz > y > -1 and pz[x][y] == 0:
            pz[x][y] = idx
            if 1 == solve(pz, sz, x, y, idx + 1, cnt):
                return 1
            pz[x][y] = 0

    return 0


def find_solution(pz, sz):
    p = [[-1 for j in range(sz)] for i in range(sz)]
    idx = x = y = cnt = 0
    for j in range(sz):
        for i in range(sz):
            if pz[idx] == "x":
                p[i][j] = 0
                cnt += 1
            elif pz[idx] == "s":
                p[i][j] = 1
                cnt += 1
                x = i
                y = j
            idx += 1

    if 1 == solve(p, sz, x, y, 2, cnt):
        for j in range(sz):
            for i in range(sz):
                if p[i][j] != -1:
                    stdout.write(" {:0{}d}".format(p[i][j], 2))
                else:
                    stdout.write("   ")
            print()
    else:
        print("Cannot solve this puzzle!")



find_solution(".xxx.....x.xx....xxxxxxxxxx..x.xx.x..xxxsxxxxxx...xx.x.....xxx..", 8)
print()
find_solution(".....s.x..........x.x.........xxxxx.........xxx.......x..x.x..x..xxxxx...xxxxx..xx.....xx..xxxxx...xxxxx..x..x.x..x.......xxx.........xxxxx.........x.x..........x.x.....", 13)