| The knight may move 2 squares up the board and one square across to left or right. It may move two squares down the board and one square to left or right. It may move two squares to the left and one square up or down the board. It may move two squares to the right and one square up or down the board. | |
 Diagram 1 |
The knight must go to the end of its move It can stop only on one of the squares shown by the big green dot. In this picture the knight cannot stop at c5 or b5. It must go all the way to b6 or b4 before stopping. This means that the knight in this picture can reach 8 squares on its next move. |
| A knight can jump over pieces.This knight can jump over the rook on d6 and reach c7 or e7, as shown in diagram 2. If there was a black rook on d6 the knight would be able to jump over that just the same. | In diagram 3 the knight has moved to f6 so we write Nf6. The knight can jump over either of the white rooks and it can capture the bishop on h6. |
 Diagram 2 |
 Diagram 3 |
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The knight has captured the bishop (diagram 4) on h6 so we write Nxh6
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 Diagram 4 |
You can watch how the knight moves Here» |
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How the pawns move Next»
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