10 Ways To Use Your Knights Effectively

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[richardknouse]

The best way to describe a knight move is 2 squares to the opposite color. This allows you to envision the octopus pattern more directly. Also, it allows you to calculate multiple knight moves more quickly. E.G. Two moves with the knight puts you on the same color. Three moves puts you on the opposite color. Notice also that a queen traveling two squares always goes to the same color.

[krishradio]

I just made a comment on the bishop video about wanting more themed videos and voilà here it is… The knight theme… My game strength in the past year has improved immensely thanks in part to Chess Vibes, the no nonsense chess learning channel. Also the explanations are lucid and practical. Thank you Nelson…

[lindanib]

When I started playing chess I really didn't understand knights, I never realized their importance, now I prefer knights over bishops (and sometimes rooks) simply because they're such powerful pieces. Well done video Nelson!

[denisrho]

Your EXPLANATIONS are simply INFORMATIVE! I enjoy listening them.

[jrviade]

you are a great Chess Maestro!! thank you for your videos! I like when you ask us to pause the video and try to guess the best move for white, its really helpful 🙂

[samle]

I kind of intuitively knew most of it but you explained it very well and so clearly that it open my eyes to newer ideas such as the defending knight back on the 1st/8th rank and the octopus knight. Thank you so much. So glad I subscribed to your channel a while back. Keep doing your thing man.

[chadbishop-sr]

If you've just recently taken up chess theory, you've likely come across this video at some point as it seems to be the best knight instructional on youtube that I can find. If you are trying to figure out what german (or slavic, russian, icelandic, swedish, etc) word or phrase he says @4:43, you indeed heard "fried liver" as the subtitles reflect.

[rotatingmind]

10 Ways To Use Your Knights Effectively
1. 1:07 forks
2. 6:04 knights should usually go to f3/c3 or f6/c6
3. 7:10 knights side by side
4. 8:41 defending against a queen
5. 10:11 blockading (past) pawns
6. 11:09 "knight on f8, there's no mate" or "knight on f1, opponent has no fun"
7. 12:45 queen + knight combo
8. 14:38 smothered mate
9. 16:08 outposts
10. 17:58 octopus knight

[ldalexandrite]

When I was 6 or 7, knight and bishop were my favourite pieces. Knight was because of it’s movement, hopping on pieces and the little horse representing it. I loved using it because everyone had trouble visualising their movement patterns on a crowded board. And loved bishop because people tend to not see the tight gaps it can barge through and attack. And in my language we refer to it as “the Elephant” instead of “the bishop.” So I always felt like I was finding clever and unexpected ways to defeat my opponent with my war elephants.
Always saw the board like an actual battle ground with little figures fighting. And for some reason I had never had trouble visualising the Knight’s movement. Always saw that L shape very clearly. No matter where.
Unfortunately I took a huge break from chess. A 17 years break, in fact. I can’t remember why.
But after that 17 years, just one and a half weeks ago, I restarted. To my very welcome surprise, all those visualisation were still intact. Especially on the Knight. And after a week, the L shape evolved into a “flower” shape around the Knight. Highlighting every single square it can hop to. It’s getting easier to visualise multiple steps forward with it. I’m just very happy to have my enthusiasm for chess to be back. I want to be good at it.

[YonyBear]

The Knight is my favorite piece to use and is the piece I have the best accuracy with. With these top knight moves I am excited to really become lethal with it. Great video!

[timwoods]

Thx Nelson, my favourite tip is #4. I suppose one can work it out OTB, however, just knowing it, makes a huge difference!!

[amjadhussainkhoso]

Thanks for sharing such useful info about chess, really enjoying your videos. Thanks alot man

[Thamboo]

This is a very useful video nelson !! I think if you make a video about colour weaknesses around the king, it will be great !! In one of my games, I was white and black's king castled short, his only defender was the dark squared bishop, I had two rooks ready to attack his king, but he pinned one of my rooks to my queen, he took my rook and I retake back with the other rook, and actually, I went to win this game !!! Because he traded his only defender to my rook, and I had two attackers ( rook and queen) against zero defenders, and I won the game after bringing the knights, I am sorry if the comment is too long, but i think that this concept is so important, keep up the good work bro !!

[kevinmorford]

Excellent video. I learned several new concepts (to me) about knights. Thank you.

[michaelbrantley]

Good stuff I liked your way of avoiding knight checks from another video but blocking queens w knight is helpful too

[WarBeer]

Oustanding video! You're a FANTASTIC instructor! Thank you:)

[joshualee]

A nice mix of things I already knew, and some I didn't. Great channel.

[Jimt]

Excellent video. Just to add a note concerning knight forks being there are six different scenarios where forks are possible; two linear, say opponent has pieces on d2 and d4, or d2 and d6. And four triangular on a 2 X 2, 2 X 4, 4 X 4 and 3 X 5 squares combination.

[donsmith]

already learned a ton watching your vids---great stuff and so simply explained

[alwaysinout]

Another great video, always direct and clear, thanks