Knight (chess)

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A white knight.
Chess pieces
Chess kdt45.svg King Chess klt45.svg
Chess qdt45.svg Queen Chess qlt45.svg
Chess rdt45.svg Rook Chess rlt45.svg
Chess bdt45.svg Bishop Chess blt45.svg
Chess ndt45.svg Knight Chess nlt45.svg
Chess pdt45.svg Pawn Chess plt45.svg

A knight is a piece in the game of chess. It moves in an L pattern. Each player starts the game with two knights. Some people also call a knight a horse.

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