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Chess Rules - The Knight

The Knight is your cunning assassin. He can sneak through the enemy army and launch attacks on more powerful pieces, leaving them helpless to defend.


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The Knights start one square from the corners.

Where the Knights Start

Each side starts with 2 Knights.

The Knights are placed along the edge, one square away from the corner.


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The Knight jumps one square straight, then one square diagonally. The green x's show legal moves for the Knight.
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The Knight jumps over pieces during its move.

How the Knight Moves

The Knight moves in a unique way. It first moves one square horizontally or vertically, and then one square diagonally. This move also looks like an "L".

The Knight jumps over pieces that are in between it and it's destination.

The Knight can't jump off the edge of the board.

The Knight's move can be tricky to learn, and is often the bane of beginners. Check out the tip at the bottom of this page for help.


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The Knight captures pieces where it lands. It jumps over pieces during its move.

How the Knight Captures

The Knight captures an opposing piece by jumping onto its square and replacing it. It only captures a piece on its destination square. It jumps over any pieces (friendy or opposing) in between.


Developing Knightvision

Try this:

Study the diagrams until you understand the mechanics of the move.

Now, get out your chess set. With the board empty, place a Knight on a random square. Without moving the piece, point to each square that the Knight can move to. Make sure you can find each posible move.

Now move the Knight to a different random square, and try it again. You can practice this a number of times until you have a basic sense of the pattern behind the move.

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Chess Rules and Basics - Table of Contents
Introduction - Game Overview
The Pieces - The Rook - The Bishop - The Queen - The Knight - The Pawn - The King
Starting a Game - Check & Checkmate - Stalemate
Castling - Promotion - En Passant
Understanding Checkmate - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6
Chess Strategy 101
Chess Notation - Part 2
Where to Go From Here

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