Editing Knight (chess) (section)

==Value==
{{Further|Chess piece relative value}}
Knights and bishops, also known as {{chessgloss|minor pieces}}, have a value of about three [[Pawn (chess)|pawns]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lawrence |first1=Al |title=Chess and the Art of War |date=2016 |publisher=Chartwell Books |location=New York, USA |isbn=978-0-7858-3281-2 |page=16 }}</ref> Bishops utilize a longer range, but they can move only to squares of one color. The knight's value increases in {{chessgloss|closed game|closed positions}} since it can jump over blockades.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Silman |first1=Jeremy |title=The Complete Book of Chess Strategy |date=1998 |publisher=Siles Press |location=Los Angeles, USA |isbn=978-1-890085-01-8 |pages=215–219 |edition=1st |url=https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Book-Chess-Strategy-Grandmaster-ebook/dp/B00BXU9BLK#:~:text=The%20Complete%20Book%20of%20Chess,of%20all%20degrees%20of%20strength. |access-date=13 June 2020}}</ref> Knights and bishops are stronger when supported by other pieces (such as pawns) to create [[Outpost (chess)|outposts]] and become more powerful when they advance, as long as they remain {{chessgloss|active}}.<ref name="auto"/> Generally, knights are strongest in the {{chessgloss|center}} of the board, where they have up to eight moves, and weakest in a corner, where they have only two.<ref name="OCC p203">{{harvcol|Hooper & Whyld|1996|p=203}}</ref>

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