Codingame : The Descent Solution

Descent.java

import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.math.*;

/**
 * Auto-generated code below aims at helping you parse
 * the standard input according to the problem statement.
 **/
class Player {

    public static void main(String args[]) {
        Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
        
        int heightest;
        int maxHeight;
 
        // game loop
        while (true) {
            heightest = 0;
            maxHeight = 0;
            int SX = in.nextInt();
            int SY = in.nextInt();
            in.nextLine();
            for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
                int MH = in.nextInt(); // represents the height of one mountain, from 9 to 0. Mountain heights are provided from left to right.
                in.nextLine();
                
                if(maxHeight < MH) {
                    maxHeight = MH;
                    heightest = i;
                }
            }
 
            if(SX == heightest)
                System.out.println("FIRE");
            else 
                System.out.println("HOLD");
        }
    }
}