How does the bishop move in chess?
The bishop moves diagonally, any number of squares, as long as nothing is in the way.
Because it only moves diagonally, a bishop stays on the colour it started on for the whole game. Each side has one bishop for the light squares and one for the dark squares.
A bishop is worth about 3 pawns, the same as a knight.
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