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How To Play Chess — bishop moves
- Overview
- How to set up the board
- Moves
- How the pawn moves
- How the knight (also called the horse) moves
- How the bishop moves
- How the rook (also called the castle) moves
- How the queen moves
- How the king moves
- The object of the game
- Stalemate
- Draw
- Special Moves
- Pawn Promotion
- Piece Value
- Player Ratings
Moving
Each player starts off with two bishops, which move diagonally any number of squares they wish. Note that a bishop that starts on a white square will never be able to touch black squares and a bishop that starts on black squares will never be able to touch white squares.
Capturing
Bishops capture just as they move, as the picture above illustrates.
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