{"id":2549,"date":"2022-01-02T16:25:45","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T16:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chessquestions.com\/?p=2549"},"modified":"2022-01-02T16:30:39","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T16:30:39","slug":"the-horses-moves-in-chess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chessquestions.com\/the-horses-moves-in-chess\/","title":{"rendered":"The Horse\u2019s Moves in Chess: The Special Piece"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The horse in chess is normally known as a ‘Knight’ however, there is nothing wrong in using the term horse moves to describe the only piece on a chess board that can jump over other pieces without capturing them when it moves. The horse is a versatile and powerful piece in some situations although is stronger in the center of the board than at the edges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The starting position of the horse in a chess game is on the back rank between the bishop and the rook<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s learn all there is to know about horse moves in the rules of chess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Does The Horse Move<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The horse has a unique range of movement given that it moves neither vertically nor horizontally but rather in an ‘L’ shape on the board. It is not a chess piece that can move in a diagonal<\/a> direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The horse movement in chess is one or two squares vertically or horizontally before making a perpendicular move of one or two squares to complete an ‘L’ shape completing a 3 square move in total in any direction. Centrally the horse can move to up to 8 different squares on the board.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The knight can move to eight squares as long as it is positioned 3 squares in from either side of the board<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

An easy way to remember horse moves is that if it starts on a dark square it will always finish its move on a white square, not a black square. The destination color of the square will always be different from that which it departs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Value<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In terms of the standard points value of chess pieces<\/a>, a Knight is worth 3 points, the same as is attributed to a bishop. It has no tangible meaning in terms of the game of chess o any effect on the outcome of a game but is a handy reference point when considering the exchange and trade of pieces during the opening or middle game<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Point Value of Each Chess Piece: What It Means<\/a><\/blockquote>