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Euler knight tour problem

Description
Euler knight tour problem:
  • 'all-different' and generic binary constraints; branching strategy for variables (eulerkn.mos).
  • Alternative implementation using subtour elimination constraints with 'implies' (eulerkn2.mos).
  • Third model formulation using a 'cycle' constraint in its simplest form (eulerkn3.mos) or with successor and predecessor variables (eulerkn3b.mos).
Further explanation of this example: 'Xpress Kalis Mosel User Guide', Section 3.11 Generic binary constraints: Euler knight tour


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eulerkn.mos

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   CP example problems
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   file eulerkn.mos
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   Euler knight problem.
   Finding a tour on a chess-board for a knight figure, 
   such that the knight moves through every cell exactly 
   once and returns to its origin.

   Model formulation for 8x8 chessboard:
   We number the cells of the chessboard from 0 to 63 (64 cells)
   
      A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H
     +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
   8 |0 |1 |2 |3 |4 |5 |6 |7 |
     +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
   7 |8 |9 |10|11|12|13|14|15|
     +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
   6 |16|17|18|19|20|21|22|23|
     +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
   5 |24|25|26|27|28|29|30|31|
     +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
   4 |32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|
     +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
   3 |40|41|42|43|44|45|46|47|
     +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
   2 |48|49|50|51|52|53|54|55|
     +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
   1 |56|57|58|59|60|61|62|63|
     +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
  
   The path that the knight will follow is represented by 64 variables "pos" 
   that can take values from 0 to 63.
   For example, pos[12] = 45 means that the 12th cell visited by the knight 
   is the cell F:3
  
   Constraint 1: each cell is visited only once.
   ---------------------------------------------
   We simply post an all_different constraint on all the path variables
  
   Constraint 2: the path of the knight must follow the chess rules.
   -----------------------------------------------------------------
  
   The knight (Kn) can move to the crossed cells (xx):
   
   +--+--+--+--+--+
   |  |xx|  |xx|  |
   +--+--+--+--+--+
   |xx|  |  |  |xx|
   +--+--+--+--+--+
   |  |  |Kn|  |  |
   +--+--+--+--+--+
   |xx|  |  |  |xx|
   +--+--+--+--+--+
   |  |xx|  |xx|  |
   +--+--+--+--+--+
  
   If the knight is in the cell numbered c, it is authorized to move to the 
   following cells:
    c + 1 - 16  [One cell right, two cells up  ]
    c - 1 - 16  [One cell left, two cells up   ]
    c + 1 + 16  [One cell right, two cells down]
    c - 1 + 16  [One cell left, two cells down ]
    c + 2 - 8   [Two cells right, one cell up  ]
    c - 2 - 8   [Two cells left, one cell up   ]
    c + 2 + 8   [Two cells right, one cell down]
    c - 2 + 8   [Two cells left, one cell down ]
  
   This constraint is represented by a generalized binary constraint,
   the function valid_knight_move defined in the model provides the 
   evaluation for pairs of values.

   *** This model cannot be run with a Community Licence 
       for the default data instance ***

   (c) 2008 Artelys S.A. and Fair Isaac Corporation
       Creation: 2005, rev. Sep 2018       
*****************************************************************!)

model "Euler Knight Moves"
 uses "kalis"

 parameters
  S = 8                                   ! Number of rows/columns
  NBSOL = 1                               ! Number of solutions sought
 end-parameters
 
 forward procedure print_solution(sol: integer)
 forward public function valid_knight_move(a:integer, b:integer): boolean

 N:= S * S                                ! Total number of cells
 setparam("KALIS_DEFAULT_LB", 0)
 setparam("KALIS_DEFAULT_UB", N-1)

 declarations
  PATH = 1..N                            ! Cells on the chessboard
  pos: array(PATH) of cpvar              ! Cell at position p in the tour
 end-declarations

! Fix the start position
 pos(1) = 0

! Each cell is visited once
 all_different(pos, KALIS_GEN_ARC_CONSISTENCY)

! The path of the knight obeys the chess rules for valid knight moves
 forall(i in 1..N-1)
  generic_binary_constraint(pos(i), pos(i+1), "valid_knight_move")
 generic_binary_constraint(pos(N), pos(1), "valid_knight_move")

! Setting enumeration parameters
 cp_set_branching(probe_assign_var(KALIS_SMALLEST_MIN, KALIS_MAX_TO_MIN,
                                   pos, 14))

! Search for up to NBSOL solutions
 solct:= 0
 while (solct<NBSOL and cp_find_next_sol) do
  solct+=1
  cp_show_stats
  print_solution(solct)
 end-do


! **** Test whether the move from position a to b is admissible ****
 public function valid_knight_move(a:integer, b:integer): boolean
  declarations
   xa,ya,xb,yb,delta_x,delta_y: integer
  end-declarations

  xa := a div S
  ya := a mod S
  xb := b div S
  yb := b mod S
  delta_x := abs(xa-xb)
  delta_y := abs(ya-yb)
  returned := (delta_x<=2) and (delta_y<=2) and (delta_x+delta_y=3)
 end-function

!****************************************************************
! Solution printing
 procedure print_solution(sol: integer)
  writeln("Solution ", sol, ":")
  forall(i in PATH)
   write(getval(pos(i)), if(i mod 10 = 0, "\n ", ""), " -> ")
  writeln("0")
 end-procedure

end-model

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