The Knight

The knight is the trickiest piece — its moves took me longest to learn! It moves in an L-shape: two squares one way, then one square to the side. And here's the real miracle: only the knight can JUMP over pieces — friendly and enemy alike, nothing blocks it! That's why beginners keep missing its leaps: they watch the straight lines while the knight sneaks in from the side. Here's a tip: a knight always jumps from a light square to a dark one and back.

Let's practise the L-shape. The knight stands on b1 — count two squares up and one to the right, and you get c3. Don't try to lead the knight in a straight line or along a diagonal — it can't do that, only its sneaky zigzag. Jump to c3!