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Is there a name for the movement of a Knight in chess that’s not “2 left/right, 1 up/down, or 2 up/down, 1 left/right” or “in a L pattern”?

Bishops move “diagonally”. Rooks move “horizontally or vertically”, a Queen moves “diagonally, horizontally, or vertically”, etc. Is there a word that describes the movement pattern of a Knight? 

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  • Chris Ancor
    Lv 7
    2 months ago
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    Oddly enough I don't think there is an actual name for this specific movement.

  • blind_chameleon
    Lv 5
    1 month ago

    hop, hop, sidehop

  • Torchbug
    Lv 7
    2 months ago

    I've always seen it called "L-shaped." 

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