bishop
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In chess, a bishop is one of the six types of pieces used in the game. Each player starts with two bishops, which are distinguished by their movement. Bishops move diagonally across any number of unoccupied squares. Consequently, a bishop will always remain on squares of the same color it started on. One bishop for each player moves only on light-colored squares, and the other moves only on dark-colored squares. The bishops begin the game on specific squares: for White, they are on c1 and f1, and for Black, they are on c8 and f8.12
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chessBishopEach player has two bishops, and they begin the game at c1 and f1 for White, c8 and f8 for Black. A bishop can move to any unobstructed square on the diagonal on which it is placed. Therefore, each player has one bishop that…
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