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BishopThe Bishop

RookThe Rook

QueenThe Queen

KingThe King

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The Basics of Chess

The Moves

The Bishop






The Bishop moves in one direction at a time. It moves and captures diagonally any amount of squares as long as no other piece blocks its path (the Bishop cannot leap over any pieces). The Bishop captures the same way it moves. When it captures an enemy piece it displaces that piece (occupies the square of the captured piece).

White's Bishop has 13 possible moves, indicated by dots.




White's Bishop can capture either of Black's Pawns.