!exclusive! | 8.1.6 Complete Chessboard

In this exercise, students are tasked with populating a 2D array of Strings ( String[][] chess ) to reflect the starting positions of a chess game. The primary goal is to move beyond simple 1D lists and understand how to access and modify specific grid coordinates—representing the "ranks" (rows) and "files" (columns) of the board. Core Objectives

Beyond the code, this problem is often paired with mathematical trivia, such as the fact that while a board has 64 squares, there are actually of varying sizes (1x1 up to 8x8) contained within its boundaries. 8.1.6 Complete Chessboard

: The "major" pieces (Rook, Knight, Bishop, Queen, King, Bishop, Knight, Rook). : The "Pawn" pieces. Rows 2 through 5 : Empty spaces, often represented by a dash 3. Implement the Logic You can use a nested loop to fill the board efficiently. statement to check if the current row index ( ) is 1 or 6 to place "Pawn". In this exercise, students are tasked with populating