{"id":1529,"date":"2022-05-23T15:33:06","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T13:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chessily.com\/?p=1529"},"modified":"2022-06-06T17:27:16","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T15:27:16","slug":"which-chess-piece-moves-diagonally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chessily.com\/questions\/which-chess-piece-moves-diagonally\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Chess Piece Moves Diagonally?"},"content":{"rendered":"
You might ask yourself which chess pieces are allowed to move diagonally. Well, you’re in luck! In this quick guide, we’ll tell you exactly that, and dive a bit deeper into the movement all all pieces, that can slide across the chess board in diagonal lines.<\/p>\n
The first piece we’ll look at in detail is the bishop<\/a>. The bishop is the sole chess piece that can only\u00a0<\/strong>move diagonally! Officially, the movement of the bishop is described as follows: The bishop may move any number of unoccupied squares in any diagonal direction. <\/strong>Meaning, the bishop always moves along the chess board in straight, diagonal lines. Here is an example of the bishop moving across the board:<\/p>\n