3rd Kyū

Guide for 3rd Kyū

To summarize, the starting and ending points of diagonals and anti-diagonals follow regular patterns.

First, here are the patterns for diagonals (↗ direction) starting from the a-file.

Starting from a-file

StartEnd
a1→h8
a2→g8
a3→f8
a4→e8
a5→d8
a6→c8
a7→b8

As the starting point moves up, the endpoint squeezes in from the right along the 8th rank.

Next, the patterns for diagonals starting from the 1st rank.

Starting from 1st rank

StartEnd
b1→h7
c1→h6
d1→h5
e1→h4
f1→h3
g1→h2

As the starting point moves right, the endpoint squeezes down from the top along the h-file.


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