How knights move and capture

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How knights move and capture

1. The knight moves in an L-shape (two squares forward and one square to the side, in any direction.)

2. The knight, like a horse, is the only piece that can jump over other pieces.

3. If a knight moves to a square occupied by an opponent's piece, then that piece is captured and removed from the chessboard as part of the same move.

*See how the knight captures an opponent's piece.

(*Link courtesy Richard James @ ChessKids Academy)