That knight manoeuvre is actually what is played by the GMs in that (very real) game. Which means it's as realistic as it can get. Even at GM level (perhaps es

That knight manoeuvre is actually what is played by the GMs in that (very real) game. Which means it's as realistic as it can get. Even at GM level (perhaps especially at GM level) it's not uncommon to see 3-4 moves spent rerouting a knight to a better square.