The Piece: Bishop Tag

Description

The Bishop is a line piece, moving and capturing along unobstructed diagonal lines. It was one of the big innovations from Shatranj to modern Chess, it replaces the older Alfil (2,0)-leaper.

Tagged Pages

• Chess. The rules of chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) (1)
• Chess with Different Armies. Betza's classic variant where white and black play with different sets of pieces. (Recognized!) (1)
• Create Member Submitted Item. Chess Variant Pages members can post their own items to the site! (1)
• Gross Chess. A big variant with a small learning curve. (12x12, Cells: 144) (1)
• Jupiter. Huge chess variant on 16 by 16 board. (16x16, Cells: 256) (1)
• Lynx Chess. Razorbill. (12x12, Cells: 144) (1)
• Mainzer Schach. Large variant with Janus, Marshall, and different setup. (11x8, Cells: 88) (1)
• Mammoth Chess. Large Variant. (10x10, Cells: 96) (1)
• Pocket Mutation Chess. Take one of your pieces off the board, maybe change it, keep it in reserve, and drop it on the board later. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) (1)
• Quinquereme Chess. Large variant with a new piece, the Quinquereme. (12x12, Cells: 144) (1)

Parents

• Piece - Parent tag for noting a specific type of piece in a game