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Can You Teach Me How to Move the Horsey Thing?
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Apr 19, 2019
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#4
The Knight does NOT jump, ever.
Careful examination reveals it's true movement ...
The Knight moves One square in either a vertical or horizontal direction (along a file or rank) -
and then moves One square diagonally, away from it's original square.
I hope this clears up this nonsense about horses jumping over squares, "L" patterns or one and two step dances.
Apr 19, 2019
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#5
So if there are pieces on all four of the vertically and horizontally adjacent squares, the Horse can't move?
That's news to me.
Apr 19, 2019
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#6
The Knight is able to move through the occupied 1st rank or file square, to the 1st diagonal square away from it's original square. It does not "Jump" over those squares, but rather through them.
Apr 19, 2019
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#7
It just creeps stealthily past the piece occupying that square?
So "Knight" is a misnomer... they should be called "Ninjas".
Apr 19, 2019
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#8
This is the Knight's unique quality, the ability to move through occupied squares. As is clearly evident, it does not "Jump" over squares. This is rather an archaic notion. The Knight combines a one move rank or file move with a one square diagonal move - in a single move.
Apr 19, 2019
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#9
Well , "Jumping over" a piece seems rather strange, does it not? Yes, it stealthily moves through the square, as if untouched.
Apr 19, 2019
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#11
For the real heart wrenching story why knights move the way they do.
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/off-topic/the-sad-tale-of-the-pawn
Apr 19, 2019
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#12
IronIC_U wrote:
Those forking knights. Nothing is worse than when your opponent wins with a forking knight, especially when he’d been forking you all night long.
there’s no better fork than what I call the golden fork. That’s when your knight forks not only both your king & queen, but a rook too, on the way out the door...
From one of my over-the-board tournament games, about 35 years ago:
Apr 19, 2019
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#13
It's that "Knight forks King, Queen and Rook" thing.
1. Bxe5 Qxe5 2. Qxd8+ Kxd8 3. Nxf7+ with a three-way fork.
Apr 19, 2019
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#15
So was his.
I came out a piece up... I had King, Rook and Knight remaining against his King and Rook.
Apr 19, 2019
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#17
TXBaseballFan wrote:
Literally the simplest rule of chess
Easier than a bishop move?
Apr 19, 2019
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#19
IronIC_U wrote: ... Oh, shoot. I can’t resist!...
Yeah, I figured you lost your focus when I said "three way".
I forgot how. Although my friend 1e41-0 did respond "Neigh." This provided a huge breakthrough in my query