Chess: 900 to 1800

Good and bad bishops

A bishop is bad when its own pawns stand on its colour; the other colour becomes a highway for the enemy king.

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  • Lesson 82 of 132

Five steps: an explanation, two find-the-move exercises, a demonstration, and a position to play out against the engine. Becomes essential around 1700.

Good and bad bishops The square arrow button opens this screen in the full trainer, with its menu and settings. Credit: Chess Trainer

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