The knight moves 2 squares in one direction and 1 square to the side. This means 2 squares up or down the board and one square to the side OR 2squares to the left or right and then 1 square up or down the board.  The knight must go to the end of its move. It cannot go 2 squares and then stop.

Picture 1. How the knight moves.
The green blobs show the squares that the knight can move to.
    Picture 2. The knight is on d5. On the next move it   will go  to e7

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Picture 3  Ne7   (N is the symbol for Knight. We do not use k because this is used for king)

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Picture 4  Nd5

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Picture 5 Nf6 

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Picture 6   Ng4

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Picture 7  Ne3

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Picture 8 Nc2

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Picture 9    Nb4

 

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Picture 10 Na6

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Picture 11  Nc7 

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Picture 12 Nxa8 . The knight is able to

 jump over the bishop to capture the

queen on a8.

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Click the word "knightmovideo"  to see the knight moving.

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