Connecting the squares on the Bishop's route

Question 1

Name the connecting squares for the bishop’s route. Note more than one solution may be possible.

Start at a3 and get to e1 by the route specified - what are the intermediate squares?

1 a3 => g7 => d2 => b6 => e1

Answer 1

1. a3 => b2/f8 => g7 => c3/h6 => d2 => a5/e3 => b6 => a5/f2 => e1

Question 2

Name the connecting squares for the bishop’s route. Note more than one solution may be possible.

Start at f7 and get to g2 by the route specified - what are the intermediate squares?

2. f7 => c6 => b1 => g8 => g2

Answer 2

2. f7 => d5/e8 => c6 => e4 => b1 => a2/h7 => g8 => d5 => g2

Question 3

Name the connecting squares for the bishop’s route. Note more than one solution may be possible.

Start at a1 and get to c8 by the route specified - what are the intermediate squares?

3. a2 => d3 => a8 => f1 => c8

Answer 3

3. a2 => b1/c4 => d3 => e4 => a8 => g2 => f1 => h3/a6 => c8

Question 4

Name the connecting squares for the bishop’s route. Note more than one solution may be possible.

Start at e1 and get to a1 by the route specified - what are the intermediate squares?

4. e1 => c7 => g1 => a3 => a1

Answer 4

8. e1 => a5/g2 => c7 => h2/b6 => g1 => c5 => a3 => b2 => a1

Question 5

Name the connecting squares for the bishop’s route. Note more than one solution may be possible.

5. a8 => f1 => c8 => b5 => f5

Answer 5

5. a8 =>g2 => f1 => a6/h3 => c8 => a6/d7 => b5 => d3/d7 => f5

Question 6

Name the connecting squares for the bishop’s route. Note more than one solution may be possible.

6. d6 => d2 => e7 => h6 => h8

Answer 6

6. d6 => b4/f4 => d2 => g5/b4 => e7 => f8/g5 => h6 => g7 => h8

Question 7

Name the connecting squares for the bishop’s route. Note more than one solution may be possible.

Start at c8 and get to g8 by the route specified - what are the intermediate squares?

7. c8 => h1 => c2 => a8 => g8

Answer 7

7. c8 => b7 => h1 => e4 => c2 => e4=> a8 =>d5 => g8

Question 8

Name the connecting squares for the bishop’s route. Note more than one solution may be possible.

Start at e2 and get to b7 by the route specified - what are the intermediate squares?

8. e2 => d7 => b1 => f7 => b7

Answer 8

8. e2 =>g4/b5 => d7 => f5 => b1 => a2/g6 => f7 => d5 => b7

Question 9

Name the connecting squares for the bishop’s route. Note more than one solution may be possible.

Start at h8 and get to a5 by the route specified - what are the intermediate squares?

9. h8=> b6 => e1 => h2 => a5

Answer 9

9. h8=> d4 => b6 => a5/f2 => e1 => g3 => h2 => c7 => a5

Question 10

Name the connecting squares for the bishop’s route. Note more than one solution may be possible.

Start at f2 and get to b8 by the route specified - what are the intermediate squares?

10. f2 =>a1 => f8 => e1 => b8

Answer 10

10. f2 =>d4=> a1 => g7 => f8 =>b4 => e1 => g3 => b8

Question 11

Name the connecting squares for the bishop’s route. Note more than one solution may be possible.

Start at d5 and get to c2 by the route specified - what are the intermediate squares?

11. d5 => h7 => d1 => e8 => c2

Answer 11

11. d5 => g8/e4 => h7 =>** c2** => d1 => h5/a4 => e8 => g6/a4 => c2