Can you have two white bishops?

You can have 2 White bishops if you want. It is possible for you to have 9 Queens, if you want.

Can you have two black bishops?

Yes. If you promote 2 pawns on dark squares and choose the bishop for both, sure.

Can you have 3 bishops in chess?

A player could thus never have two queens, three knights, three rooks, or three bishops.

Can you mate with 2 bishops?

The two-bishop checkmate is a mating pattern that uses two bishops and a king to deliver checkmate to an enemy king. One bishop attacks the king while the attacking king and the other bishop prevent the checkmated monarch from escaping. One of the possible final positions of checkmate with two bishops.

Why are opposite color bishops a draw?

The opposite-colored bishops endgame is a chess endgame in which each side has a single bishop and the bishops reside on opposite-colored squares on the chessboard and thus cannot attack or block each other. Without other pieces (but with pawns) these endings are widely known for their tendency to result in a draw.

Can the queen take the bishop?

The queen can move the same way a rook can, moving freely up and down on any file and left and right on any rank. The queen can move like a rook. The queen can also move freely on any diagonal like a bishop.

Who is the most important piece but one of the weakest in chess?

The king is the most important piece, but is one of the weakest. The king can only move one square in any direction – up, down, to the sides, and diagonally.

Is bishop vs bishop a draw?

Positions when one side has an extra pawn are usually drawn and even two extra pawns (and occasionally more) may not be enough to win. About half of the endings with a bishop and two pawns versus a bishop on the opposite color are drawn. (By contrast, over 90% are won if the bishops are on the same color.)