Bishop (chess)
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The bishop is a piece in the game of chess. It moves and captures along diagonals without jumping over interfering pieces. Each player begins the game with two bishops. The starting squares are c1 and
White bishop
Black bishop
The bishop is represented as a priest wearing a mitre.
Antique Indian chess bishop represented by the camel, carved from sandalwood
Mitre
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The mitre or miter is a type of headgear now known as the traditional, ceremonial headdress of bishops and certain abbots in traditional Christianity. Mitres are worn in the Catholic Church, Malankara
Bishop (chess)
…next to the king and queen. The design is characterized by a slanted top with a distinctive slit, or "mitre", which represents a stylized version of a mitre hat worn by a bishop. This slit is a key feature for distinguishing it from a pawn. In the middlegame, a player with only one bishop should generally place…
A Catholic mitre from the 19th century, displayed in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Pisa, Italy
The mitre of the Serbian Orthodox Bishop Georgije Đokić
The archbishop of the Church of Sweden, Martin Modéus, wearing a mitre as part of his liturgical vestment.
Mitre simplex traditional style: White damask with its white lappets ending in red fringes.