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The Bishop chess piece is easily the most forgotten piece of all the chess pieces. From the beginners’ perspective, the piece cannot do a whole lot to help out your game, considering each piece can only cover half of the board at a time and is quite vulnerable to attacks from straight on. But the bishop does have his place in the game of chess. In most chess sets, the piece is very traditional. It is a tall, slender piece with a pointed tip that has a strange cut made into it. Usually, the design doesn’t change much, unlike the Knight piece, which has a lot of flair in it’s design.
How A Bishop Chess Piece Moves
The bishop chess piece is stuck moving in diagonals. Each player starts out with two bishop pieces, each one residing on it’s own color of square. Between both pieces, you can cover the entire board, but one piece can only cover one half of the board, only the colors of squares it started the game on.
- The bishop can move in any direction diagonally, so long as it is not obstructed by another piece.
- The bishop piece cannot move past any piece that is obstructing it’s path.
- The bishop can take any other piece on the board that is within it’s bounds of movement.
Basic Tactics
Bishops are usually considered stronger pieces toward the end of the game. Often, though, the pawns make it difficult to use the bishop piece during the early parts of the game. The bishop is considered excellent in defending a castled King, though and can be used to help pin pieces into areas of the board. Most experts would agree, though, that giving up a Bishop is better than giving up a Rook.
Favorite Chess Sets
Here are a few of our favorite chess sets with good bishop pieces:
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The Premiere Plastic Chess Pieces are exceptionally nice pieces, worth much more than regular low price, not to mention our Thursday Deal price. And the Hard Cover Score Book is a definite favorite with serious chess players.
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Join Wholesale Chess in celebrating National Chess Day!
On October 9, 1976, President Gerald Ford declared every October 9th as National Chess Day.
National Chess Day began in South Carolina at the request and under the watchful eye of Bill Dodgen, who served as the President of the South Carolina Chess Association.
Premier Chess Pieces on Sale
To celebrate National Chess Day, we’ve put our NEW Premier Chess Pieces on sale for TODAY ONLY!
Here’s a quick look at two new products at Wholesale Chess this month:
Glass Chess Sets
The newest addition to the Wholesale Chess collection of chess sets, these glass chess sets are the perfect gift for any enthusiast. The translucent glass colors shimmer brightly under any light, making these sets a pure delight to play with. Each of our glass chess sets are crafted for perfection and come in a variety of colors for you to choose from.
This chess set also makes an excellent gift for friends or family without an exorbitant price. But don’t forget to treat yourself to one as well. Enhance the look of any area where you display your chess set with this beautiful set of glass board and glass pieces and be ready for compliments.
Premier Chess Pieces
Our new set of Premier Chess Pieces with a 4 1/8 tall inch king, is perfect for those discriminating chess players who want an upscale set, without an exorbitant price. You won’t find a set of such value for double the cost of this one. These Premier chess pieces have a beautiful finish. The white pieces area striking Ivory/Natural color, a shade darker than light ivory but not as dark as the caramel-color of some natural pieces. The set weighs in at a hefty 3.75 pounds. The king weighs a full 65 grams (2.2 ounces.)
Of course, as you would expect with a chess set of such quality, there is an extra queen of both colors. The king base is 1 7/8 inches so a board with 2 1/4 inch or larger squares is preferable.
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