17 is the correct solution; the problem states that kings are either worth 10 or the anounced number (9 in that test case), whichever yields the better solution. In this case, the king value of 10 gives 17 (1+1+1+10+4).

thanks!

Forgot to add in local tests for the JavaScript, just put them in, thanks.

The last line of the description is "Assume n is an even number between 2 and 2000."

Got it, thanks!

Fixed the typos, thanks!

Thanks for the feedback. I'm new to testing - am I correct that "random testing" means testing the function with random numbers to make sure the output doesn't return an error (and, perhaps, that it falls within the expected output range?)