Knight Strategies
The Knight is a jumping piece. It is short-range. Knights are good at forks but cannot do pins or skewers. Knights are often pinned by Bishops.
Opening strategies for Knights include:
- Development
- Develop the Knights Early
- Pin the Knights with Bishops
- Avoid Moving Knights Twice
- Develop Knights Towards the Center
Knight Tactics
Knight Tactics: The list of middlegame strategies related to Knight tactics include:
- Knight forks
- Biff the Knights
- Pin the Knights
- Skewered Knight
- Pin the Kingside Knight and Double Up
- Smothered Knight
- Knight Tactics
Positional Strategies for Knights
Positional Knight strategies include:
- Dominating Knight
- Bad Knight
- Good Knight
- Supported Strong Knight
- Holes
- Hovering Knight
- Knights on the Edge of the Board
- Defensive Knight
Knight Endgame Strategies
Endgame knight strategies include:
- Knight endings
- Two Knights
- Invulnerable Knight Between Pawns
- Dominated Knight
- Knight and Pawn vs King Endings
- Knights Need a Central Passed Pawn
- Bishop vs Knight endings
- Good Knight vs Bad Bishop endings
- Rook vs Knight endings
- Knight vs Pawns endings