The "octopus knight" idea (a knight that can reach 8 squares, generally one that is imposing on the enemy position) is most famously demonstrated by the 16th game of the 1985 World Championship match between Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov. If you haven't seen that game before, leave. Now. Go watch a video of it or find the moves on a PGN. It's brilliant.
This game, played decades earlier, demonstrates a similar idea. In it, Smyslov coordinates his pieces beautiful to create a forward outpost for his knight and constrict the amount of space Katetov has on the board until Katetov, playing white, is confined to his first three ranks.
The "octopus knight" idea (a knight that can reach 8 squares, generally one that is imposing on the enemy position) is most famously demonstrated by the 16th game of the 1985 World Championship match between Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov. If you haven't seen that game before, leave. Now. Go watch a video of it or find the moves on a PGN. It's brilliant.
This game, played decades earlier, demonstrates a similar idea. In it, Smyslov coordinates his pieces beautiful to create a forward outpost for his knight and constrict the amount of space Katetov has on the board until Katetov, playing white, is confined to his first three ranks.