The Bishop is a long-range piece that can move only diagonaly one or several squares, forward or backward. Thus, it means that the Bishop will always move and capture only one color on the chessboard which is the color of its starting square.
Capturing With Bishops
The Bishop can capture the first enemy piece encountered on its path. Since the Bishop cannot jump over other pieces, it is blocked when there is another piece (friend of foe) on its path.
In the diagram below, the white bishop can capture 2 pieces: the g7 Pawn and the f2 Knight. Note that the Bishop cannot capture the pawn on a7, even if it is on its diagonal, since it is blocked by a friend Pawn on c5.
Let’s continue the lesson with the next page so we can learn how the knight moves.
