In Chess How The Pieces Moves (PART-4) [KNIGHT]

How the Pieces Move

Chess is a very popular game, and most people can identify a chess set when they see one. But not everyone knows all of the rules of chess! Players new to chess may ask, “Can this piece jump?” or, “What does my horse do?” This section is intended to teach new players how each of the six chess pieces move.

The Knight (♘ or ♞)

The knight is a medium-range piece and the only piece in the game that can “leap” or “jump” over other pieces. Its move can be thought of as the shape of an uppercase “L.” Some new players may find its movement quite tricky!

The knight may move two squares in any direction forward, backward, left, or right, followed by one square in either perpendicular direction.

A good rule of thumb is to count, “One, two, turn!”

A knight will only ever see a maximum of eight squares.

The knight may skip over other pieces on its way to its destination square.

This can be considered “leaping” or “jumping” over the pieces that might block the movement of other pieces.

The knight may not move onto a destination square already occupied by the player’s own piece.

The knight may capture an enemy piece on its destination square.