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Meaning of French bishop | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Examples

“So Gary decides to open the French. Hmmm. Now that "bad French bishop" comes into the game.”
“As long as Black has the bad French bishop, White will be better in almost all endings.”
“First, there will be simple game fragments, where the bishop is not completely blocked – it can move, but White blithely "ignores" the French bishop.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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