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Bishop

BS





Monogram

BS figurines

Xiangqi BS figurines

              

Staunton BS piece

Shogi BS figurine

Graphics of Staunton BS pieces

01 See Major Pieces. Ecclesiastical office, pastor, presbyter, overseer, supervising minister. Barbara Harris was the first female appointed BS of a Massachusetts Episcopal Church in 1989.   The BS has its origins in the Indian Elephant.   In 798 Harun al-Raschid, the Caliph of Baghdad, sent ambassadors and a gift of a white elephant to Charlemagne (Carolus Magnus, Charles the Great).   As members of the clergy they enjoy certain civil rights such as the right to conduct weddings, immunity from jury service and even the benefit of certain charges on land (tithes). 

                     

They bear the title ‘Your Eminence’ and in recognition of this fact many kiss the jeweled ring that is placed on their right hand as an indication of their office.   An official inscription, part of a royal decree exempting the priests of Sneferu in Egypt from paying taxes was issued in the reign of KI Pepi-I of the 6th Dynasty.  The Catholic Church has 4,500+ BSs + VCs.  Prelate.  Vaik: of a benefice, office or position: to become or fall vacant.  

Chess piece, Italian   Chess piece, Italian  Bishops.  From the ‘Charlemagne’ pieces.  Ivory.   Italy - end of the 11th Century.  Paris Cabinet des médailles. 

02 Illtyd: 6th century Abbot of Llanwit Major and the most learned Briton of his day.  His disciples demanded the old druidic right to exemption from taxes. 

03 Elder (Old Testament): hereditary head of a household - an office which depended on respect rather than statutory authority.   In Moses’ day, elders were chosen by himself and he established government by aristocracy.  Later they formed the Sanhedrin.   The Church of England has 50+ BSs. 

                

04 New Testament: Elder, Bishop, Presbyter (interchangeable terms).   In the 2nd century orders emerged.   Elders are mentioned in the book of Revelation.   Bible: hippopotamus (Job). 

05 Ganesha is the elephant-headed god of Hinduism and means ‘Lord of hosts’ (gana) and is revered as the remover of obstacles, the Lord of beginnings, and the Lord of learning who broke off his tusk to write down the epic Mahabharata.   Ganesha has two wives ‘achievement’ and ‘intelligence’. 

Chess piece, scandinavian

Bishop.   Scandinavian.   End of the 12th Century.  Walrus ivory.  London British Museum. 

06 The word ‘copt’ comes from the Greek word ‘Aigyptos’ and means Egypt.  The Coptic church has its own patriarch (BS/Pope). 

Below: this time A-BS on cell/square F02 is defending A-QU on cell B06.   This is ++CM.    Don’t be nervous of bringing your QU near to the enemy KI.   Just make sure your move is safe before you implement it on the chessboard. 


07 On Level-1 each player starts the game with BS1 and BS2 (a dark and light BS).  Because a BS moves diagonally they stay on either the light (XL) or dark (XD) cells throughout the game.   They are powerful attacking MPs when they are not blocked in, so you will find it useful to bring them out early.   They are sometimes referred to as the ‘Bishop-pair’ (the others being the KT-pair and the RO-pair).   The two BSs working in tandem can dominate the whole chessboard and to your advantage to keep them on the board until you are well into a game of chess.   Avoid trapping your BSs behind mps that have become fixed in their positions.   A BS that works well with the mps (PAs, GUs etc) is called a ‘good-BS’.   A BS that is trapped by PAs (lacking mobility) is called a ‘bad-BS’.   Placed at the center of a clear board the BS commands 13 cells (D-Array).  

Bishop symbols/syntax

Symbol

Description

Reference

bd-BS

 Bad Bishop

 42:01

  rk-BSs

 Raking Bishops

 42:02

ds-BS

Double Bishop Sacrifice

 42:03

pr-BS

 Protected Bishop

 42:04

 

01

Good and bad bishops

02

good bishops: active bishop used for attack

03

Euwe - Thomas, 1934

04

Stahlberg-Trifunovich, 1951

05

Bad bishops

06

[Event "bad bishops"][Site "-"][Date "1956.??.??"][Round "?"]

07

[White "barden"][Black "rossolimo"][Result "1-0"]

08

bad bishop?

09

Botvinnik-Kann, 1939

10

The two bishops

11

bishops: two bishops in ending

12

Ditmas,H - Regis,D (March, 1979)

13

bishops: two bishops in open middlegame

14

Nunn - Tal (Wijk Ann Zee, 1982)

15

bishops: two bishops in a semi-open or closed middlegame