The Bishop
ABOUT BISHOPS:
Bishops in a game of chess are more important than pawns but less important than the king, or queen. Their purpose in the game of chess is to protect the more important pieces, and they can be sacrificed to save those pieces just as pawns can.
Why are Bishops important?
Bishops are one of the pieces in chess that move diagonally. Bishops have the ability to check and capture major pieces like the king, queen or rook even if they remain in the safety of a crowd of pawns and other pieces.
It moves in an ' X ' Shape. It controls 2 diagonals. Bishops are the best pieces in open areas and are one of the best pieces for both attack and defence.
Bishops are also very dangerous in Checks and the most common Checks you will see in many games is Bxf7. Some sources say that the bishop is better since it can defend long open diagonals whereas knights can defend best in areas where it’s close to the pieces. Bishops are also really good in Skewing pieces whereas Knight is really good in forking (double attacking) pieces.
A puzzle for movement of the bishop...
White to play - Can you take the Bishop to the other corner of the board?
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