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Description
Chess Bishop – Beginner Trick Opening Puzzle
Chess Bishop is a cast-metal trick-opening puzzle designed by Marcel Gillen and produced by Hanayama. A single coin is concealed inside the familiar bishop form.
Find how to open the chess piece and retrieve its hidden coin. This is a mechanical opening challenge rather than a chess problem; the solution depends on the object in your hands, not moves on a board.
Specifications:
- Designer: Marcel Gillen
- Producer: Hanayama
- Difficulty Level: Beginner
- Manufacturer Difficulty: Level 2
- Puzzle Type: Trick Opening Puzzle
- Material: Cast metal
- Series: Hanayama Chess Puzzles
- Contents: One bishop puzzle with a hidden coin
Features:
- Chess-Piece Form: The puzzle takes the shape of a bishop, concealing its purpose within a recognizable object.
- Hidden Token: The enclosed coin carries an owl motif.
- Individual Opening Challenge: Hanayama’s Chess series gives each piece its own opening solution.
- Cast-Metal Construction: The metal body gives the miniature chess form a substantial physical presence.
Why You'll Enjoy It:
Chess Bishop is a good match for collectors who enjoy puzzles concealed inside familiar objects. The reward is discovering how an apparently ordinary chess piece protects its small token.
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Retired — won’t be restocked
This puzzle is part of our archive and is no longer available to purchase. Its photos and details are preserved here for puzzle lovers and collectors.