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Bishop

Moves any number of squares diagonally.

History & Origins

Originally 'Courier' piece from Courier Chess, German: Kurrier. Spanish: Alfieri, French: Fou

Symbol
B
Notation
FF
Value
3
Aliases
  • Bishop 21st Century Chess All-Around Allstars Amazon Army Balbo's Chess Berolina FIDEs Bird's Chess Capablanca Chess Carrera's Chess Chancellor Chess Chess Chexx Chess Chu Shōgi (Medium Shogi) Coronation Chess Dai Shōgi (Large Shogi) Double Chess Embassy Chess Gemini Chess Gigachess Gothic Chess Grand Chess Grotesque Chess Halcon Hunter Chess Iron Guard Chess Janus Chess Ladorean Chess Metamachy Chess Modern Chess Musketeer Chess Near Chess Neo-chess Omega Chess Perfect 12 Chess Rutland Chess Schoolbook Chess Seirawan Chess Semi-queen Chess Semi-queen Chess Extended Sort of Almost Chess Tamerlane II The Fabulous FIDEs Tutti-frutti Chess Univers Chess Wildebeest Chess
  • Cockatrice (Crocodile) Grant Acedrex
  • Courier Courier Chess Reformed Courier Chess
  • Ferzrider
  • Kakugyo Judkin's Shōgi Mini Shōgi Sho Shōgi (Historical Small Shogi) Shōgi (Japanese Chess)
  • Kakugyō (Angle Mover) Okisaki Shōgi (Queen Shōgi)
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