OPPOSITE COLOUR BISHOPS


Meaning of OPPOSITE COLOUR BISHOPS in English

Where each side has only one bishop that travels on squares of a different colour from that of the enemy. This can be effective during an attacking middlegame, as the defending bishop cannot control the squares the attacking bishop travels on. In an endgame, opposite colour bishops generally signal a draw, as the defender can put his king and pawns on the opposite colour of the attacker's bishop.

English glossary of chess terms.      Английский глоссарий шахматных терминов.