Python Conditionals

Question

Apparently:

if board[0][0] == X and board[1][1] == X and board[2][2] == X:
 pass

Is not the same as:

if board[0][0] and board[1][1] and board[2][2] == X:
 pass

How can I summarize this statement?

Thank you

Answer 1

You can use this:

if board[0][0] == board[1][1] == board[2][2] == X:
 pass

Answer 2

You can use:

if (board[0][0] and board[1][1] and board[2][2]) == X: 
 pass