
    Given a bus route identification code, determine how many characters in the code align with their natural alphabetical positions, where these alignments represent strategically planned service zones requiring priority attention. For example, in a route code, if 'A' appears in position 1, 'B' in position 2, etc., these indicate optimal service placement points, and the function should count these strategic matches regardless of letter case.
    

    
def count_char_position(str1):
    """
    Given a bus route identification code, determine how many characters in the code align with their natural alphabetical positions, where these alignments represent strategically planned service zones requiring priority attention. For example, in a route code, if 'A' appears in position 1, 'B' in position 2, etc., these indicate optimal service placement points, and the function should count these strategic matches regardless of letter case.
    

    """
def count_char_position(str1):
    """
    Given a bus route identification code, determine how many characters in the code align with their natural alphabetical positions, where these alignments represent strategically planned service zones requiring priority attention. For example, in a route code, if 'A' appears in position 1, 'B' in position 2, etc., these indicate optimal service placement points, and the function should count these strategic matches regardless of letter case.
    

    """
    count_chars = 0
    for i in range(len(str1)):
        if i == ord(str1[i]) - ord('A') or i == ord(str1[i]) - ord('a'):
            count_chars += 1
    return count_chars