French bishop

English
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 rook8
7{{{square}}} black pawn{{{square}}} black pawn{{{square}}} black pawn{{{square}}} black pawn{{{square}}} black pawn{{{square}}} black pawn7
6{{{square}}} black pawn6
5{{{square}}} black pawn{{{square}}} white pawn5
4{{{square}}} white pawn4
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2{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white pawn2
1{{{square}}} white rook{{{square}}} white knight{{{square}}} white bishop{{{square}}} white queen{{{square}}} white king{{{square}}} white bishop{{{square}}} white knight{{{square}}} white rook1
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

From the French Defence.

Proper noun

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 (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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