11th Activity 7th Season (April 3rd)

Hello everybody this is Profesor Jake and welcomeback to a new activity.

Why does the bishop piece have a slot in its "head"?

Read this document and learn a lot about this wonderful piece

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Now the Challenges:

From an empty board:

1. How many squares does a bishop dominate from its starting position?
2. How many squares could it dominate at most from another point on the board?
3. What is that position?
4. What "warlike" animal does the bishop represent?
5. Who is the bishop in medieval tradition?

Ahora los Retos:

Responde a las siguientes preguntas:

En un tablero vacío:

1. ¿Cuántas casillas domina un alfil desde su posición inicial?
2. ¿Cuántas casillas como máximo podría dominar desde otro punto del tablero?
3. ¿Cuál es esa posición?
4. ¿A qué animal "bélico" representa el alfil?
5. ¿Quién es el alfil en la tradición medieval?

Challenge for beginners                                                            Reto para principiantes

Whites win the game in just one move.                  Las blancas dan mate en un movimiento.

Solution last week (March 20th)

 K X f-7 ++/ C X f-7 ++ The pawn on h-6 controls g-7

El peón en h-6 controla g-7

And that's all for this week, see you soon and remember to send me your solutions, questions, comments, and ideas.

See you soon and keep playing

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NEXT ACTIVITY MAY 8th