Knight (chess) ♞) Knight (chess) The knight (♘ ♞) is a piece in the game of chess, representing a knight (armored cavalry). It is normally represented by a horse's head and neck. Each player starts with two knights, which begin on the row closest to the player, between the rooks and bishops. Colloquially it is sometimes referred to as a "horse", which is also the translation of the piece's name in several languages. Some languages refer to it as the "jumper", reflecting the knight's ability to move over pieces in its way: Polish "skoczek", Danish/Norwegian "springer", German "Springer", Luxembourgish "Sprénger", Slovene "skakač".
Battle Chess: Game of Kings Battle Chess: Game of Kings Battle Chess: Game of Kings is a video game developed by Olde Skuul for publisher Interplay Entertainment. The Early access version was released on Steam on March 16, 2014. A complete version of the game was released on December 12, 2015. It is a remake of the 1988 video game "Battle Chess", which was co-developed by Interplay and Blizzard Entertainment. The game is graphically updated from the original "Battle Chess" and features many new styles of gameplay. The game is played via turn-based multiplayer and allows the player to compete at a scalable difficulty against