Chess and diagonals

[MerricB]

Every so often, I've seen Chess given as an example of a classic boardgame that counts squares and diagonals as the same distance.

I'm sorry - it doesn't. It just doesn't care about distance.

Here are the pieces:

PAWN - one square movement forward, or take on square forward diagonal.
ROOK - any number of squares forward or sideways
KNIGHT - one squares orthogonally, one diagonal. jumps
BISHOP - any number of squares diagonally
KING - one square orthogonally or diagonally
QUEEN - any number of squares diagonally or orthogonally.

All pieces either move a set number of squares (that can't be changed) or have "unlimited" movement within the confines of the board.

At no point do you need to count the distance a piece moves because it might go outside its range. The Queen isn't a "5 square" movement piece.

Cheers!

 

[mhensley]

chess is dead to me now

 

[WyzardWhately]

You forgot about how a Pawn can move two squares if it hasn't moved yet in the game.

 

[MerricB]

You forgot about how a Pawn can move two squares if it hasn't moved yet in the game.

And Castling.

Yeah... gotta love those exceptions.

Cheers!

 

[Piratecat]

You need to wait for the splatbooks. "Complete Bishop" is coming out this spring.

 

[MerricB]

You need to wait for the splatbooks. "Complete Bishop" is coming out this spring.

I've just been reading about how Chess "went anime" in the 15th century.

Before then:
Queen only moved one square diagonally.
Bishop only moved two squares diagonally (jumping over intervening space)
Pawns didn't move 2 squares to begin.

What's with this extra movement? Chess went anime!

Cheers!

 

[WyzardWhately]

And Castling.

Yeah... gotta love those exceptions.

Cheers!

I'm still fuzzy on castling myself.

 

[Nikosandros]

Chess invented attacks of opportunity long before D&D (the en passant capture).

 

[Nikosandros]

I'm still fuzzy on castling myself.

It is an un-fun rule. In chess 4.0 it has been removed in order to provide a streamlined and improved chess experience.

 

[rkwoodard]

I wish someone would do something about the names

Hi,
Good points Merric, But I just wish someone would have came up with better names.
I would like to see names like

WARPAWN
Flying Golden Rook
Hopping Plaid Knightborn

rk