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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 intervening pieces. Each player begins the game with two bishops. The starting squares are c1 and f1 for White's bishops, and c8 and f8 for Black's bishops.
White bishop
White bishop
Black bishop
Black bishop
Antique Indian chess bishop represented by the camel, carved from sandalwood
Antique Indian chess bishop represented by the camel, carved from sandalwood
Elephant chess piece from the Charlemagne chessmen, 11th century
Elephant chess piece from the Charlemagne chessmen, 11th century
Chess piece
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A chess piece, or chessman, is a game piece that is placed on a chessboard to play the game of chess. It can be either white or black, and it can be one of six types: king, queen, rook, bishop, knight, or pawn.
Polish Węgiel pieces
Polish Węgiel pieces
Original Staunton chess pieces Left to right: pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king
Original Staunton chess pieces Left to right: pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king
A pawn of quartz from 10th–11th century (Fatimid Egypt?). Islamic chess sets favored abstract designs.
A pawn of quartz from 10th–11th century (Fatimid Egypt?). Islamic chess sets favored abstract designs.
A knight made around 1250 in London, England. The knight is battling an evil dragon.
A knight made around 1250 in London, England. The knight is battling an evil dragon.