Remove the Maximum Number of Connected Stones

Company: Snapchat

Role: Software Engineer

Category: Coding & Algorithms

Difficulty: medium

Interview Round: Technical Screen

Overview: Find the maximum stones removable when each move requires another remaining stone in the same row or column. The prompt defines unique coordinates, transitive connectivity, bounded inputs, and exact connected and isolated examples for later cross-language console verification.

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