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The Horse = El Caballo (HORSE!!!)

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ChessReina

Minor piece. At the moment of starting the game of chess, each side has two horses that appear between the tower and the bishop of each flank, by which there is a horse of king and a horse of queen by side.

The horse can move in any direction, always advancing a square in a straight line and another in diagonal, The horse jumps symbolically respond to the ability of the animal to save obstacles.

The value of the horse is very similar to the one of the bishop, but some chess fans feel towards the horses an aversion - Hyphophobia - that leads them to capture them at the first opportunity that they are...

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eyeronic
In English, it's spelled "hippophobia." Also, the correct term for the piece in English is knight, not horse. Many people call it a horse though. I like this post! Thanks.