@team = "white"
    @position = position
    @moves = []
    position_column = [nil, 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h']
    column = position[0]
    row = position[1].to_i
    ### up and to the right ###
    diagonal_attack = position_column[position_column.find_index(column)+1].to_s + (row + 1).to_s
    if board[diagonal_attack.to_sym] != nil && board[diagonal_attack.to_sym].is_a?(Empty)
      @moves << diagonal_attack
      diagonal_attack = position_column[position_column.find_index(column)+2].to_s + (row + 2).to_s
      if board[diagonal_attack.to_sym] != nil && board[diagonal_attack.to_sym].is_a?(Empty)
        @moves << diagonal_attack
        diagonal_attack = position_column[position_column.find_index(column)+3].to_s + (row + 3).to_s
        if board[diagonal_attack.to_sym] != nil && board[diagonal_attack.to_sym].is_a?(Empty)
          @moves << diagonal_attack
          diagonal_attack = position_column[position_column.find_index(column)+4].to_s + (row + 4).to_s
          if board[diagonal_attack.to_sym] != nil && board[diagonal_attack.to_sym].is_a?(Empty)
            @moves << diagonal_attack
            diagonal_attack = position_column[position_column.find_index(column)+5].to_s + (row + 5).to_s
            if board[diagonal_attack.to_sym] != nil && board[diagonal_attack.to_sym].is_a?(Empty)
              @moves << diagonal_attack
              diagonal_attack = position_column[position_column.find_index(column)+6].to_s + (row + 6).to_s
              if board[diagonal_attack.to_sym] != nil && board[diagonal_attack.to_sym].is_a?(Empty)
                @moves << diagonal_attack
                diagonal_attack = position_column[position_column.find_index(column)+7].to_s + (row + 7).to_s
                if board[diagonal_attack.to_sym] != nil && board[diagonal_attack.to_sym].is_a?(Empty)
                  @moves << diagonal_attack
                elsif board[diagonal_attack.to_sym] != nil && board[diagonal_attack.to_sym].team == "black"
                  @moves << diagonal_attack
                end
              elsif board[diagonal_attack.to_sym] != nil && board[diagonal_attack.to_sym].team == "black"
                @moves << diagonal_attack
              end
            elsif board[diagonal_attack.to_sym] != nil && board[diagonal_attack.to_sym].team == "black"
              @moves << diagonal_attack
            end
          elsif board[diagonal_attack.to_sym] != nil && board[diagonal_attack.to_sym].team == "black"
            @moves << diagonal_attack
          end
        elsif board[diagonal_attack.to_sym] != nil && board[diagonal_attack.to_sym].team == "black"
          @moves << diagonal_attack
        end
      elsif board[diagonal_attack.to_sym] != nil && board[diagonal_attack.to_sym].team == "black"
        @moves << diagonal_attack
      end
    end