Python Simplifying if's conditions that contains ORs and ANDs

I'm in-console Battleship game in Python and I have a code that checks if the ship can fit into the list. It does not look very appealing and I'd like to simplify it into a more appealing version.

        if (direction is "N" and row - size < 0) or \
            (direction is "E" and column + size > 10) or \
            (direction is "S" and row + size > 10) or \
           (direction is "W" and column - size < 0):
              print("It does not fit")

I was thinking of using the dictionary, but couldn't think of a way to use variables and maths operator (-+ <>) inside