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The official definition, as per the FIDE laws of chess [1], article 3.6 is "The knight may move to one of the squares nearest to that on which it stands but no
by lgeorget 3y ago
The official definition, as per the FIDE laws of chess [1], article 3.6 is
"The knight may move to one of the squares nearest to that on which it stands but not on
the same rank, file or diagonal."
[1] https://www.fide.com/FIDE/handbook/LawsOfChess.pdf https://www.fide.com/FIDE/handbook/LawsOfChess.pdf
- FartyMcFarter 3y agoThat's a horrendously hard to parse definition. Couldn't they say "3 squares away but not on the same rank/file/diagonal" or something a bit easier?
- lgeorget 3y ago"3 squares away" is not entirely obvious though. The definition as it stands is mathematically unambiguous. Obviously, it's not how you teach the rule to a beginner, but that's irrelevant.
- FartyMcFarter 3y agoIf "nearest" is unambiguous then "3 squares away" is also unambiguous. The nearest squares are 1 square away, the ones nearest to those are 2 squares away, etc.