Which of these chess pieces only moves diagonally?
A:Castle B:Bishop C.Knight D:Pawn
Answers
Bishop moves diagonally among given chess pieces.
Explanation:
In the game of chess following coins are used:
• The Pawn
• The Rook
• The knight
• The Bishop
• The Queen
• The King
Among the above-mentioned coins, each one has different types of movement. The castle or rook can move 1-7 squares in forward, backward, left or right direction. It is the Bishop which moves diagonally in all direction. The knight moves in L-shaped direction. Due to diagonal movement it remain only in white or black square.
Answer: Bishop
Explanation:
Bishop is one of the pieces in chess. It is placed between king and his knight and queen and his knight.
Bishop cannot jump over other piece in the chess.
Bishop can move any number of square.
Due to their diagonal movement, bishops always stay in their respective square. So, they are generally referred as dark-squared or light-squared bishops.
There are two types of bishop named good and bad bishop according to their movement and their attacking mode.