KNIGHT.

Regarded as a Chessic Corps d’armee the Knight marches and attacks as

cavalry and artillery.

From one to four Knights may be present in any given Strategetic Horizon;

and whenever present the effect of its co-operation mathematically is

outlined, viz.:

At its maximum of efficiency, the Knight occupies the centre of an

octagon of two points radius, having a minimum of two points and a

maximum of eight points area. His offensive power is equally valid

against all of these eight points, but his defensive power is valid for

the support of only one point.

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