{"id":420,"date":"2022-06-06T16:25:47","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T14:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chessily.com\/?p=420"},"modified":"2022-06-08T13:09:27","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T11:09:27","slug":"how-does-the-knight-move-in-chess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chessily.com\/questions\/how-does-the-knight-move-in-chess\/","title":{"rendered":"How Does The Knight Move In Chess?"},"content":{"rendered":"
The knight is arguably the chess piece with the most unconventional movement pattern of them all. Before you can master the king’s game, you’ll have to learn the abilities and movement of all the pieces. So, in this guide, we’ll have a closer look at how exactly the knight moves on the chess board. Let’s start!<\/p>\n
The rules of chess allow the knight to move in a very distinct way, often called the “L-Shape” or “L-Pattern”. Why is that?<\/p>\n
The knight can move either two squares in a horizontal direction, followed by one square in a vertical direction, or two squares in a vertical direction, followed by one square in a horizontal direction.<\/strong><\/p>\n This sounds horribly complicated, but really isn’t. Have a look at this animation and see, if you can spot the distinct L-shape and match the knights movement with the explanation above:<\/p>\n