Chebyshev distance

In a plane, the Chebyshev distance between the point P₁ with coordinates (x₁, y₁) and the point P₂ at (x₂, y₂) is

<math> \max\left(\left|x_1 – x_2\right|, \left|y_1 – y_2\right|\right).\,<math>

This concept is named after Pafnuty Chebyshev.

In chess, the distance between squares for kings and queens is measured in Chebyshev distance. Except that they can only reach half the squares on a chessboard, bishops also measure distance Chebyshev-style.

See also

• Distance
• Manhattan distance