What is wrong with this?

Hello, I am new to C and C++ and want to get into game
programming so I found this tutorial at SDL's website called "Help! How Do I Move An Image?". The problem is it is python and I want to learn how to program games in C or C++.
This is what I have so far

Code:

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
      int screen[8] = { 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2 }; //the map array
         int x,y,a;
         int playerpos; //players position

          playerpos = 3; //set players starting point to the fourth element in the array
           screen[playerpos] = 8; // make the hero a mighty 8 :)

          for( x = 0; x < 8; x++ ) // loop to see if this works
          {
           printf(" %d ", screen[x]);
          } //loop worked now we try to move 8

          y = playerpos; //copy playerpos to a variable
           playerpos = y - 1; // move playerpos to the left
            screen[playerpos] = 8; //shape shifting isnt allowed
             printf("\n"); //new line to compare

             for( a = 0; a < 8; a++ );
             {
              printf(" %d ", screen[a]);
             }

      system("PAUSE");
      return 0;
}

This is what I get:
1 1 1 8 2 2 2 2
37814176
Press any key to continue . . .
8 was supposed to move left but it didnt .
Thanks to all who apply in advance.

Thank you very much

I have one other problem now. After reading the faq I decided to add movement to my very advance game, so I used preludes "An alternative solution to this problem is the Win32 API"
here is my code now:

Code:

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <limits.h>
#include <windows.h>

int main()
{
      HANDLE hCon = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
      SetConsoleTextAttribute(hCon, FOREGROUND_RED | BACKGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY | BACKGROUND_INTENSITY);
      int background[8] = { 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2 };
      int screen[8] = { 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2 }; //the map array
         int x,y,a,b;
         int playerpos; //players position
            short esc = 0; //something prelude did in the $$$ know clue

          playerpos = 3; //set players starting point to the fourth element in the array
           screen[playerpos] = 8; // make the hero a mighty 8 :)

          for( x = 0; x < 8; x++ ) // loop to see if this works
          {
           printf(" %d ", screen[x]);
          } //loop worked now we try to move 8


      while ( !esc )
      {
        esc = GetAsyncKeyState ( VK_ESCAPE );

        if ( GetAsyncKeyState ( VK_UP ) & SHRT_MAX )

         puts ( " you cant jump yet " );

         else if ( GetAsyncKeyState ( VK_DOWN ) & SHRT_MAX )

          puts ( " going through the ground is cheating :) " );

          else if ( GetAsyncKeyState ( VK_LEFT ) & SHRT_MAX )

           screen[playerpos] = background[playerpos]; //copy the correct number to the array
           y = playerpos; //copy playerpos to a variable
            playerpos = y - 1; // move playerpos to the left
             screen[playerpos] = 8; //shape shifting isnt allowed
              printf("\n"); //new line to compare
             for( a = 0; a < 8; a++ ) //the new loop begins
             {
              printf(" %d ", screen[a]);
             } //new loop ends

             else if ( GetAsyncKeyState ( VK_RIGHT ) & SHRT_MAX )

               screen[playerpos] = background[playerpos]; //copy the correct number to the array
                y = playerpos; //copy playerpos to a variable
                 playerpos = y - 1; // move playerpos to the left
                 screen[playerpos] = 8; //shape shifting isnt allowed
                  printf("\n"); //new line to compare
                  for( a = 0; a < 8; a++ ) //the new loop begins
                  {
                   printf(" %d ", screen[a]);
                  } //new loop ends
      }
     return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

Thanks again to all who apply it gives me a parse error before the 2nd to the last else if or line 49.