knight
chess
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Position of chess pieces at the beginning of a game
Position of chess pieces at the beginning of a game. The pieces are placed on the two ranks closest to the player. In the closest rank, pieces are arranged from left to right: rook, knight, bishop, queen, king, bishop, knight, and rook. In front of that rank, each square has a pawn.
In chess, the knight is one of six types of pieces, each with unique movements. Each player starts with two knights, positioned between their rooks and bishops. The knight's move is distinctive: it moves in an L-shape, either two squares vertically then one horizontally, or two squares horizontally then one vertically. This allows the knight to jump over other pieces, a unique ability among chessmen. Assigning the pawn a value of 1, the knight is generally valued at 3.12
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