How to Give Your Opponent a Knightmare!

Russian Former World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov once said, "The fact that the knight is temporarily at the edge of the board is of no great significance.

This article demonstrates how you can completely blindside your opponent using the perfect piece: the knight. You want to curse their knight to pieces when it attacks you but praise your knight when it attacks them. #knightsoverbishops. 

Of course, two bishops are better than two knights, but if we're talking about checkmates and outposts, the knight is your man. 

Take a look at this excerpt from my game, for example.

After White's move 18. Nxd6. I doubt any human could guess the path of the Black Knight. I call this maneuver 'The Carousel'.

After the Knight's total dominance, white finally managed to put a stop to it, but it was far too late.
Black then went on to win. 

Everyone loves Knights.

Bishops, I feel, are blunt. They aim at you either from a distance or from nearby and like cavemen come swinging at you. While of course, bishops do have their own elegance, knights can hop around the board, bounding over pawn walls and spreading havoc.
(plus my nickname dark knight sounds better than dark bishop  )

Knights are an enigma. You can either make them run a marathon across the board and destroy everything, or you can just make them sit still and wreak havoc simply because of their 2 1/2 square range.

One time, I was sitting in my hotel room and warming up for my tournament by playing a few rapid games. Usual routine playing. 

Short but sweet. (I'm just showing this one for fun)
Here's the real game I want to show you:

The g1 Knight only moved twice throughout this game! Sometimes you can simply put your knight in a good place and let it sit there for the whole game. They really are magical steeds, don't you think?

Here's one last game demonstrating the power of a knight.

Hope you enjoyed this article!