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+# Strategy that chases the closest available food from the board while trying
+# to avoid risky moves. It analyzes available moves to pick those with the most
+# open area on the board to avoid enclosed spaces.
+class Strategy::LookaheadLarry < Strategy::Base
+  def move
+    possible_moves = @context.blast_valid_moves!
+    p "Possible moves: #{possible_moves}"
+    if possible_moves[:moves].empty? && possible_moves[:risky_moves].empty?
+      return RandomValid.new(@context).move
+    end 
+
+    # Attempt to chase closest food if not risky or small flood_fill result
+    closest_food = ChaseClosestFood.new(@context).move
+    p "Closest: #{closest_food}"
+    not_risky_move = possible_moves[:moves].includes?(closest_food)
+    closest_food_context = @context.dup
+    closest_food_context.move(@context.you.id, closest_food)
+    p "MOVED: #{@context.you.to_json}"
+    closest_food_area_size = Utils.flood_fill(@context.you.head, closest_food_context).size
+    is_safe_size = (closest_food_area_size >= @context.you.body.size)
+    return closest_food if not_risky_move && is_safe_size
+
+    # Use flood fill to pick the valid move with more space to spare as an 
+    # attempt to avoid small areas
+    safe_moves = possible_moves[:moves].reject { |move| move == closest_food }
+    safe_flood_fills = {} of Int32 => String
+    safe_contexts = [] of BattleSnake::Context
+    safe_moves.size.times { safe_contexts << @context.dup }
+    if safe_moves.size > 0
+      safe_moves.each_with_index do |move, i|
+        safe_contexts[i].move(@context.you.id, move)
+        area_size = Utils.flood_fill(@context.you.head, safe_contexts[i]).size
+        safe_flood_fills[area_size] = move
+      end
+
+      # Return safe move with large enough space
+      largest_size = safe_flood_fills.keys.sort.last
+      return safe_flood_fills[largest_size] if largest_size >= @context.you.body.size
+    end
+
+    # Use flood fill to check if risky moves have more space to spare as an 
+    # attempt to avoid small areas
+    risky_moves = possible_moves[:risky_moves].reject { |move| move == closest_food }
+    risky_flood_fills = {} of Int32 => String
+    risky_contexts = [] of BattleSnake::Context
+    if risky_moves.size > 0
+      risky_moves.each_with_index do |move, i|
+        risky_contexts[i].move(@context.you.id, move)
+        area_size = Utils.flood_fill(@context.you.head, risky_contexts[i]).size
+        risky_flood_fills[area_size] = move
+      end
+
+      # Return risky move with large enough space
+      largest_size = risky_flood_fills.keys.sort.last
+      return risky_flood_fills[largest_size] if largest_size >= @context.you.body.size
+    end
+
+    # No safe/risky move has large enough flood_fill size to be safe. Fallback
+    # to largest possible safe_move, risky_move, or just RandomValid as default
+    if safe_moves.size > 0
+      safe_flood_fills[safe_flood_fills.keys.sort.last]
+    elsif risky_moves.size > 0
+      risky_flood_fills[risky_flood_fills.keys.sort.last]
+    else
+      RandomValid.new(@context).move
+    end
+  end
+end
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