1920. Determine Color of a Chessboard Square
My accepted Python solution to LeetCode problem 1920, Determine Color of a Chessboard Square, running in 0ms.
- Difficulty: Easy
- Python
- Runtime 0ms
- Memory 17.4MB
- Updated
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The problem statement is LeetCode’s and stays on their site. What follows is my accepted solution.
Python
Accepted on LeetCode — runtime 0ms, memory 17.4MB, accepted 2025-12-31.
class Solution:
def squareIsWhite(self, coordinates: str) -> bool:
col = ord(coordinates[0]) - ord('a') + 1
row = int(coordinates[1])
return (col + row) % 2 == 1