import java.util.Scanner;
public class _1197 {
    public static void main( String[] args )    {
        int[][] accessibility = { { 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 2 } ,{ 3, 4, 6, 6, 6, 6 ,4, 3 } ,{ 4, 6, 8, 8, 8, 8, 6, 4 } ,{ 4, 6, 8, 8, 8, 8, 6, 4 } ,{ 4, 6, 8, 8, 8, 8, 6, 4 } ,{ 4, 6, 8, 8, 8, 8, 6, 4 } ,{ 3, 4, 6, 6, 6, 6, 4, 3 } ,{ 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 2 }  } ;
        Scanner in = new Scanner( System.in );
        int N = in.nextInt();
        for( int i=0 ; i<N ; i++ ) {
            String p = in.next();
            System.out.println( accessibility[p.charAt(0)-'a'][p.charAt(1)-'1'] );
        }
    }
}

Stop posting your solutions, or you will be banned!

I don't see that in the FAQ, is posting solutions disallowed?

Edited by author 06.10.2012 19:25

import java.util.*;
public class LonesomeKnight
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Scanner key=new Scanner(System.in);
int a=key.nextInt();
String[] grid=new String[a];
for(int i=0;i<a;i++)
{
grid[i]=key.next();
}

for(int i=0;i<a;i++)
{
if(grid[i].equals("a1") || grid[i].equals("h1") || grid[i].equals("a8") || grid[i].equals

("h8"))
{
System.out.println(2);
}
if(grid[i].equals("a2") || grid[i].equals("b1") || grid[i].equals("g1") || grid[i].equals

("h2") || grid[i].equals("a7") || grid[i].equals("b8") || grid[i].equals("h7") || grid

[i].equals("g8") )
{
System.out.println(3);
}
if(grid[i].equals("a3") || grid[i].equals("a4") || grid[i].equals("a5") || grid[i].equals

("a6") || grid[i].equals("b2") || grid[i].equals("b7") || grid[i].equals("c1") || grid

[i].equals("c8") || grid[i].equals("d1") || grid[i].equals("d8") || grid[i].equals("e1") ||

grid[i].equals("e8") || grid[i].equals("f1") || grid[i].equals("f8") || grid[i].equals("g2") ||

grid[i].equals("g7") || grid[i].equals("h1") || grid[i].equals("h8"))
{
System.out.println(4);
}
if(grid[i].equals("b3") || grid[i].equals("b4") || grid[i].equals("b5") || grid[i].equals

("b6") || grid[i].equals("c2") || grid[i].equals("c7") || grid[i].equals("d2") || grid

[i].equals("d7") || grid[i].equals("e2") || grid[i].equals("e7") || grid[i].equals("f2") ||

grid[i].equals("f7") || grid[i].equals("g3") || grid[i].equals("g4") || grid[i].equals("g5") ||

grid[i].equals("g6"))
{
System.out.println(6);
}
if(grid[i].equals("c3") || grid[i].equals("c4") || grid[i].equals("c5") || grid[i].equals

("c6") || grid[i].equals("d3") || grid[i].equals("d4") || grid[i].equals("d5") || grid

[i].equals("d6") || grid[i].equals("e3") || grid[i].equals("e4") || grid[i].equals("e5") ||

grid[i].equals("e6") || grid[i].equals("f3") || grid[i].equals("f4") || grid[i].equals("f5") ||

grid[i].equals("f6"))
{
System.out.println(8);
}

}
}

}