While the word "diagonal" can refer to angles other than 45 degrees, the issue here is diagonal relative to what. Diagonal means "(a line) between two non-consecutive vertices of a polygon". The polygons on a chess board are squares, so, in context, "diagonal" refers to lines that pass through opposite corners of a single square.
If you use "diagonal" simply to mean "slanted", then the knight would qualify, but "slanted" is rather vague (the whole board could be slanted).
@theimaginarynumber the knight moves more catty-corner, because it moves two in one direction and then one in a direction turned 90 degrees, such as up, up, left. Whereas a straight diagonal would be up and left or up and right, or down and left or down and right. Make sense?
@theimaginarynumber In order for it to move 'diagonally' it would have to move one up, one along, whereas the knight moves two one way, then one the other, if that makes sense?
While the word "diagonal" can refer to angles other than 45 degrees, the issue here is diagonal relative to what. Diagonal means "(a line) between two non-consecutive vertices of a polygon". The polygons on a chess board are squares, so, in context, "diagonal" refers to lines that pass through opposite corners of a single square.
If you use "diagonal" simply to mean "slanted", then the knight would qualify, but "slanted" is rather vague (the whole board could be slanted).
RFC3514 3 days ago
@theimaginarynumber the knight moves more catty-corner, because it moves two in one direction and then one in a direction turned 90 degrees, such as up, up, left. Whereas a straight diagonal would be up and left or up and right, or down and left or down and right. Make sense?
ManekiNeko1972 1 month ago
@theimaginarynumber In order for it to move 'diagonally' it would have to move one up, one along, whereas the knight moves two one way, then one the other, if that makes sense?
cooktheant 1 month ago
What happened to the knight? It can ONLY move diagonally.
theimaginarynumber 1 month ago
Porn king, lol.
gallstonethefirst 1 month ago
Yes Alex! :')
videoguru447 1 month ago