What is a bishop in chess?
Q: What is a bishop in chess?
A: A bishop is a piece in the board game of chess.
Q: How many bishops does each player start with?
A: Each player starts the game with two bishops.
Q: Where are the bishops placed at the beginning of a game?
A: At the start of a game, one bishop is placed in between the knight and the queen (the queen's bishop) and the other bishop is placed between the knight and king (the king's bishop).
Q: How are bishops referred to depending on their starting square color?
A: The bishops are also referred to as light-square bishop and dark-square bishop, depending on which square color they start on.
Q: What are White's starting squares for their bishops?
A: In chess notation, White's starting squares for their bishops are c1 and f1.
Q: What about Black's starting squares for their bishops?
A: For Black's bishops, their starting squares are c8 and f8.
