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French bishop

French bishop proper noun: the black light-squared bishop in main line of the French Defence, whose movement is restricted due to the pawns on e6 and d5.

Proper noun

French bishop

  1. The black light-squared bishop in main line of the French Defence, whose movement is restricted due to the pawns on e6 and d5.
    • So Gary decides to open the French. Hmmm. Now that "bad French bishop" comes into the game.1995 February 10, BradleeJ, rec.games.chess (Usenet)
    • As long as Black has the bad French bishop, White will be better in almost all endings.2012, Karsten Mueller, Alex Markgraf, The Chess Puzzle Book 4, Russell Enterprises, →ISBN, page 48

Origin of French bishop

From the French Defence.

Questions about French bishop

What does French bishop mean?
French bishop means the black light-squared bishop in main line of the French Defence, whose movement is restricted due to the pawns on e6 and d5.
What part of speech is French bishop?
French bishop is a proper noun.

Words near French bishop in the dictionary

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  2. French bed
  3. French beds
  4. French berries
  5. French berry
  6. French bishop
  7. French braid
  8. French braided
  9. French braiding
  10. French braids
  11. French bread

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