Definition:Chess/Piece/Knight

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Definition

The knight Chess nlt45.svg can be moved two squares in any orthogonal direction (up, down, left or right), and then one square at right angles to that direction.

It passes over intervening pieces and does not stop until reaching the end of its move.

It cannot be moved onto a square occupied by another piece of the same colour.


abcdefgh
8
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d8 black circle
g8 black king
h8 black circle
b7 white circle
d7 white circle
f7 black knight
a6 white circle
b6 white bishop
c6 black queen
d6 black circle
e6 white circle
h6 black circle
c5 white knight
e5 black circle
g5 black circle
a4 white circle
e4 white circle
b3 white pawn
d3 white circle
8
77
66
55
44
33
22
11
abcdefgh


The white circles indicate the squares to which the white knight may move.

The black circles indicate the squares to which the black knight may move.

Note the pieces on the intervening squares.


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