user18272: Does the knight move two steps forward and then to left or right or does it move one step forward and then diagonally to left or right?
I was taught move one square then to right or left
My partner says other way and we are fighting over it!
Please can someone help.

user18168: Both of you are correct; you are just thinking of it in different ways. The following picture shows a knight and the squares where it could be after one move.

Here's another picture that shows both methods:


18272: <p>Does the knight move two steps forward and then to left or right or does it move one step forward and then diagonally to left or right?
I was taught move one square then to right or left
My partner says other way and we are fighting over it!
Please can someone help.</p>
 18168: <p><strong>Both of you are correct</strong>; you are just thinking of it in different ways. The following picture shows a knight and the squares where it could be after one move.</p>

<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/TePkk.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/TePkk.jpg" alt="Knight"></a></p>

<p>Here's another picture that shows both methods:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/4cNvL.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/4cNvL.jpg" alt="2Knights"></a></p>
