bad bishop

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7{{{square}}} black pawn{{{square}}} black pawn7
6{{{square}}} black bishop{{{square}}} black pawn{{{square}}} black pawn6
5{{{square}}} black pawn{{{square}}} black pawn5
4{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white pawn4
3{{{square}}} white bishop{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white pawn3
2{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white pawn2
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White has a bad bishop; Black has a good bishop (Evans,1967:66).

Noun[edit]

bad bishop (plural bad bishops)

  1. (chess) A bishop that is blocked by the player's own pawns.

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