🐴 The Knight in Chess: your jumping buddy!

If there’s one piece that confuses beginners the most… it’s the Knight.
No straight lines, no elegant moves – it just hops around in its own quirky way: the famous “L-shape”.
And that’s exactly why it’s one of the funniest (and most annoying for your opponent) pieces on the board.

How does it move?
Think of the letter “L”:

• two steps in one direction (forward, backward, or sideways),
• then one step to the left or right.
   The best part? The Knight doesn’t care if other pieces are in the way: it jumps right over them like a horse in a rodeo.

 Tricks you can use right away
Place it in the center
In the middle of the board, the Knight is the life of the party 🎉: it controls up to 8 squares! In the corners, though, it gets kind of sad… only 2 possible moves.
The famous “fork”
This is the Knight’s special move: in one hop it can threaten two pieces at once. Catching a King + Queen in a fork? That’s basically game over. 😎
It loves crowded boards
When the board is full of pawns and pieces can’t move freely, the Knight shines: it jumps over everything and sneaks into places no other piece can reach

Mistakes to avoid
Keeping it on the edge → chess masters say: “A Knight on the rim is dim.”
Not developing it early → Knights should come out in the opening to help control the center.
Underestimating it → a well-placed Knight can be scarier than a Rook in the wrong spot.

Fun facts

• In English it’s called the Knight.
• In Spanish, Caballo; in French, Chevalier.
• Everywhere, the Knight reminds us of medieval warriors charging into battle.