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title: "How the bishop moves in chess | pokee.si"
url: "https://pokee.si/chess/pieces/bishop"
description: "The bishop moves diagonally. It cannot jump over another piece. Meet Alakazam, our bishop piece, and try its lesson."
last_updated: "2026-10-23"
publisher: "pokee.si: a Pokédex for families (unofficial fan site)"
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# How the bishop moves in chess

The bishop moves diagonally. It cannot jump over another piece. Meet Alakazam, our bishop piece, and try its lesson.

A bishop stays on the same colour of square throughout the game.

Keep your king safe: a move cannot leave it in check.

Alakazam wears the bishop costume in this game. The symbol on the base shows the real chess piece.

[Try the lesson](https://pokee.si/chess/learn/bishop) · [All rules](https://pokee.si/chess/how-to-play)

Chess puzzles from the Lichess puzzle database (CC0). [Credits and licences](https://pokee.si/licences).

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