The Royal Knights Club

The knight (♘, ♞) is a piece in the game of chess, represented by a horse's head and neck. It moves two squares vertically and one square horizontally, or two squares horizontally and one square vertically, jumping over other pieces. Each player starts the game with two knights on the b- and g-files, each located between a rook and a bishop.

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Compared to other chess pieces, the knight's movement is unique: it moves two squares vertically and one square horizontally, or two squares horizontally and one square vertically (with both forming the shape of a capital L). Consequently, a knight alternates between light and dark squares with each move.[2] When moving, the knight can jump over pieces to reach its destination.[a][b][4] Knights capture in the same way, replacing the enemy piece on the square and removing it from the board. A knight can have up to eight available moves at once. Knights and pawns are the only pieces that can be moved in the chess starting position.[4]

 
 
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The starting position in chess, with dots representing possible knight moves
 
 
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Value
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Further information: Chess piece relative value
Knights and bishops, also known as minor pieces, have a value of about three pawns.[5] Bishops utilize a longer range, but they can move only to squares of one color. The knight's value increases in closed positions since it can jump over blockades.[6] Knights and bishops are stronger when supported by other pieces (such as pawns) to create outposts and become more powerful when they advance, as long as they remain active.[4] Generally, knights are strongest in the center of the board, where they have up to eight moves, and weakest in a corner, where they have only two.A knight and bishop, with dots representing their possible moves. A knight can move to white and black squares, but a bishop is restricted to its initial square color.