Centuries later, the powerful bishops of Durham and other lords built and defended castles to control the lowland routes into England.
If 35 . . . Bd5, then 36 ed Nf8 37 c5 creates connected passed pawns that, backed up by White's powerful bishops, will march through.
It remained the border between the powerful bishops until the Protestant Reformation.
Cologne is the center of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany and was historically the seat of its most powerful bishops.
It didn't help that Spassky also had two powerful bishops to rake the Fischer camp.
With such strength, the Government is seeking to bring law closer to public conduct without offending the powerful Catholic bishops.
Collecchio's history is tied closely to that of nearby Parma under whose powerful bishops the city was ruled.
However, Kramnik was unable to find an effective response and eventually ended up in a middlegame position where his two knights were outmatched by Topalov's powerful bishops.
Because of the Burgundian power of that time, David of Burgundy was one of the most powerful bishops in Europe.
He has made it clear to the country's powerful bishops that he will not bow to their pressure in all matters.