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French bishop

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 a b c d e f g h  
8{{{square}}} black rook {{{square}}} black knight {{{square}}} black bishop {{{square}}} black queen {{{square}}} black king {{{square}}} black bishop {{{square}}} black knight {{{square}}} black rook 8
7{{{square}}} black pawn {{{square}}} black pawn {{{square}}} black pawn   {{{square}}} black pawn {{{square}}} black pawn {{{square}}} black pawn 7
6    {{{square}}} black pawn    6
5   {{{square}}} black pawn {{{square}}} white pawn    5
4   {{{square}}} white pawn     4
3        3
2{{{square}}} white pawn {{{square}}} white pawn {{{square}}} white pawn   {{{square}}} white pawn {{{square}}} white pawn {{{square}}} white pawn 2
1{{{square}}} white rook {{{square}}} white knight {{{square}}} white bishop {{{square}}} white queen {{{square}}} white king {{{square}}} white bishop {{{square}}} white knight {{{square}}} white rook 1
 a b c d e f g h  
The position of the main-line French Defence, in which the bishop on c8 is the French bishop.

Etymology

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From the French Defence.

Proper noun

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French bishop

  1. (chess) The black light-squared bishop in main line of the French Defence, whose movement is restricted due to the pawns on e6 and d5.
    • 1995 February 10, BradleeJ, rec.games.chess‎[1] (Usenet):
      So Gary decides to open the French. Hmmm. Now that "bad French bishop" comes into the game.
    • 2012, Karsten Mueller, Alex Markgraf, The Chess Puzzle Book 4, Russell Enterprises, →ISBN, page 48:
      As long as Black has the bad French bishop, White will be better in almost all endings.
    • 2018, Sergey Kasparov, chapter 8, in The Bishop: Danger on the Diagonal, Russell Enterprises, →ISBN:
      First, there will be simple game fragments, where the bishop is not completely blocked – it can move, but White blithely "ignores" the French bishop.
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