Problem 45427. King's Cage

Asif Newaz

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Given the position of the king on the chessboard, determine the minimum number of steps it'll require to reach the destination.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess#Movement

For simplicity, numerical notation is used to represent the positions.

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