How the Bishop Moves

How the Bishop Moves

Moving the Bishop in chess

How the Bishop Moves

Moving the Bishop in chess

Moving the Bishop

The Bishop is confined to diagonal movements, but can move freely to all unoccupied squares. The game starts with 2 bishops, each starting on a different color square. The bishop will remain on the same color as it started from for the rest of the game.

Move a Bishop to see all legal moves
Board is interactive - move a piece

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