How Do You Orient Your Knights? - Chess Forums - Page 2

vfdagafdgdfagfdagafdgdaf

Jan 11, 2015

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#21

I always orientate them to the East! (it has a symbolical value, cf.: http://www.amazon.com/The-Journey-East-Hermann-Hesse/dp/1891396889)

fburton

Jan 12, 2015

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#22

9kick9 wrote:

Eyechess wrote:

9kick9 wrote:

When a chess board is properly set up all four Knights should face each other. I.E. face on. After the Knights move, you can place them any way you wish.

Are you citing a reference on this or is this your thought on the matter?

The Knights are set up this way in World Championship pics I have seen.All four Knights were faceing each other across the board. Other than this I guess it really dosn't matter.

I guess you mean each knight faces the one of the opposite colour on the same file? It's kind of hard to envisage a knight facing more than one other in the starting position!

Crazychessplaya

Jan 12, 2015

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#23

But they have eyes carved on opposite sides....

December_TwentyNine

Jan 12, 2015

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#24

I never really gave it much thought. I just place the White Knights on the b1 and g1 squares, and the black ones on the b8 and g8 squares. I never brought a ruler to make sure the bases were dead center in the square, and never made sure that the face of the "horsey" was facing the direction of the cafe's entry so they can view the pretty girls coming in.

The_Icestorm

Jan 12, 2015

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#25

I tend to try to face all of my pieces onto my opponent's king

fburton

Jan 12, 2015

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#26

Crazychessplaya wrote:

But they have eyes carved on opposite sides....

Good point... lol! (Funny because one of my non-chess interests is equine vision.)

9kick9

Jan 12, 2015

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#27

When you get good enough to be in a World Championship Match you need not worry as the Board & pieces will be properly set up for the both of you.! Also, the time clock will be properly set up & ready to go.

Gomer_Pyle

Jan 12, 2015

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#28

MSC157 wrote:

Left N to the right and right N to the left.

+ 1

I used to face them forward but when studying games in descriptive notation I'd sometimes get confused which was the Queen's Knight and which was the King's Knight. Facing the Knights toward the King eliminated my confusion in those circumstances.

December_TwentyNine

Jan 12, 2015

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#29

9kick9 wrote:

When you get good enough to be in a World Championship Match you need not worry as the Board & pieces will be properly set up for the both of you.! Also, the time clock will be properly set up & ready to go.

I remember in 2012 when I played in the club last, this one particular night my opponent was White. When I approached the board, she had the clock sitting on it directly, I was in a state of "???" She told me that I got to decide which side of the board to put the clock on because I was Black.

Oh. I didn't know...

PilateBlack

Jan 12, 2015

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#30

December_TwentyNine wrote:

9kick9 wrote:

When you get good enough to be in a World Championship Match you need not worry as the Board & pieces will be properly set up for the both of you.! Also, the time clock will be properly set up & ready to go.

I remember in 2012 when I played in the club last, this one particular night my opponent was White. When I approached the board, she had the clock sitting on it directly, I was in a state of "???" She told me that I got to decide which side of the board to put the clock on because I was Black.

Oh. I didn't know...

You should've taken the clock and put on your side of the board. As in directly behind the black pieces. Rules are rules.

December_TwentyNine

Jan 12, 2015

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#31

I didn't think of that...

Present day, I just play casual now at a cafe, and when we do use the clock(every now and then a guy will want to blitz), it's like "Whatever" in regards to where it's placed.

Moriarty_697

Jan 12, 2015

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#32

I never really put much thought into it before but I generally face my knights straight ahead towards the opposite side of the board as if they were chomping at the bit and ready to charge forward down the field of battle. Well, that last bit is revisionist thinking. Truth is, the only reason I face them that way is because that's how I did it when I first learned the game about 28 years. You might say I'm a creature of habit. :-)

ItSoup

Jan 13, 2015

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#33

I'm right handed and typically have both knights facing 45 degrees to the left. It feels natural when grabbing the knight with the right hand.

Like this

R \ B Q K B \ R

alleenkatze

Mar 13, 2015

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#34

Always facing toward your King. R QN > B Q K B < KN R

doppelgangsterII

Mar 13, 2015

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#35

Eyechess wrote:

Here's a fun topic:

How do you orient your Knights on your side when you are playing a Chess Game?

I personally like to angle the Knights to face the center, vertical line of the board. This way they are easily seen as Knights which would be harder when they are facing forward. They are also easily grasped for play. And they are symmetrical.

What do you folks do?

This could very well qualify as nerd question of the month!

I'd love to send this to a friend who is incredulous I spend real time playing online chess but how can I do it and escape the ridicule of him knowing not only do I spend time at chess I read these ghastly forums.

What to do, what to do...

doppelgangsterII

Mar 13, 2015

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#36

Eyechess wrote:

Here's a fun topic:

What do you folks do?

Well in a similar vein, how bout the bishops. If yer using Catholic bishops, they always have a slot which I guess is called a "corn hole". Do you keep your corn holes pointed towards the little boy pawns or the little girl pawns?

9kick9

Mar 13, 2015

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#37

doppelgangsterII wrote:

Eyechess wrote:

Here's a fun topic:

What do you folks do?

Well in a similar vein, how bout the bishops. If yer using Catholic bishops, they always have a slot which I guess is called a "corn hole". Do you keep your corn holes pointed towards the little boy pawns or the little girl pawns?

That is really hilarious LOL.!