How to play Knight Chase

What you need

• A pencil or pen
• A sheet of paper (squared paper helps)
• Two players

How to set up

Draw an 8 by 8 grid. Put one knight in the top-left corner and the other in the bottom-right.

1. 1. Draw a square divided into 8 by 8 small squares.

2. 2. Each player draws a knight (a counter or a letter) in opposite corners.

3. 3. Jump like a chess knight and cross out the square you leave.

How to play

• Jump your knight two squares one way and one square across (an L shape).
• You may not land on a crossed-out square.
• Cross out the square you jumped from; rub out and redraw your knight where it landed.

How to win

Land on your rival's knight, or leave it with no jump. Landing on the other knight wins. A player who cannot jump on their turn loses.

Tip Stay out of reach of the other knight, and save the open part of the board for yourself.

Variants

Classic

An 8 by 8 board, knights in opposite corners.

Fair start

Knights in the two left corners, on opposite colours: the first player can capture.