In Chess, the only piece that can jump is the knight.
This peice can move to another piece 2, then 1 spaces away, regardless of what pieces are in the way, and in this way, the piece 'jumps'.
You certainly don't 'have' to jump, but there's no reason not to.
The knight is the only chess piece that has this ability to "Jump Over" other chessmen .
The Queen may not move as you described because it is an illegal move - only the knight has the power to jump other chess pieces . ~ See related link below for more information as to how the Queen moves .A:In regular chess, the Queen cannot jump any pieces at all. (The only piece which can jump an intervening pawn or piece is the Knight.)*However, there are versions of chess with alternate rules, known collectively as fairy chess, in which the Queen might be granted Knight-like features, including the ability to jump over a piece rather than capturing it.*And the King, while castling, can in a sense be said to have jumped over the Rook.
In chess, the king cannot jump over any squares. The king can move only one square at a time in any direction. The exception to this rule is castling, and a link to this related question can be found below.
The Knight technically does not 'jump' but it appears to be able to 'jump' over pieces of its own color as well as pieces of its opponent's color. The other pieces of the same color cannot jump over each other. Neither can the other pieces jump over an opponent's piece.
No , only the Knight has this power .
The knight also known as the horse makes an L-shape in chess. It is also the only piece that can jump over other pieces.
Only the knight has this power/ability to jump over other chess pieces .
Only the knights are able to jump over another chess piece. The king can only move one square at a time.
The only piece that can jump over other pieces is the knight (the horse). It might also be helpful to review the rules on castling as the king appears to jump its own rook (castle) in this move.
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