Bishop

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Starting Position: At the beginning of a game,
the bishops start next to the king and queens.
The bishop can move diagonally for any
number of squares in one move.
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However the bishop cannot jump over any
pieces in the way.
The Bishop captures opposing pieces by
moving to the space occupied by the piece.
Here the white bishop can capture only the
circled pieces.
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Bishop-Pawn hunt!
Place 8 sleeping pawns randomly on the board.
Place two bishops on opposite colors. Then capture
all the pawns in as few moves as possible.
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Here is how the bishop is represented on
board diagrams.
B
White Bishop
b
Black Bishop