Originally posted by Ponderable??? A diagonal is already under attack by a knight?
It is already under attack from the Knight...
The horsey moves like an L, son... it can't attack a diagonal.
I know you were talking about the knight that sits on said diagonal but I was clearly not talking about that knight because I'm pretty sure that if I was, I would have said so.
The knight can discover two diagonals and one isn't being utilized. A different layout of the pieces in order to utilize both diagonals should be possible... hence why I believe 10 is not the maximum.
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Originally posted by iChopWoodForFreeOn the second diagonal there is already a piece which is attacked by the Knight. The position in Question id d4 in the diagram, actually occupied by an L-shaped moving Knight. A bishop or Queen attacking the diagonal would sit on f6 or g7 or h8 but still can only attack d4 which is already attacked by my L-shaped moving Knight.
??? A diagonal is already under attack by a knight?
The horsey moves like an L, son... it can't attack a diagonal.
I know you were talking about the knight that sits on said diagonal but I was clearly not talking about that knight because I'm pretty sure that if I was, I would have said so.
The knight can discover two diagonals and one isn ...[text shortened]... order to utilize both diagonals should be possible... hence why I believe 10 is not the maximum.
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Originally posted by PonderableYou aren't getting it. Forget the position in the diagram. The point is a knight can discover two diagonals wherever it moves unless it is on the edge of the board... That is why I said that the aforementioned position could not be the maximum number of pieces that could be attacked.
On the second diagonal there is already a piece which is attacked by the Knight. The position in Question id d4 in the diagram, actually occupied by an L-shaped moving Knight. A bishop or Queen attacking the diagonal would sit on f6 or g7 or h8 but still can only attack d4 which is already attacked by my L-shaped moving Knight.
Originally posted by iChopWoodForFreeSet up a diagram shwong your point then.
You aren't getting it. Forget the position in the diagram. The point is a knight can discover two diagonals wherever it moves unless it is on the edge of the board... That is why I said that the aforementioned position could not be the maximum number of pieces that could be attacked.
You will discover that the Knight has a limited reach (by his L-shaped move) a figure on the diagonal the Knight is freeing is always covered by that Knight on his new position...