This is a Bishop whose mobility is blocked or restricted by its own pawns. In the following position the young French Grandmaster has a Bishop stuck on b7 which he can’t move.
[Event "Oakham YM"]
[Site "Oakham"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Black "Flear, Glenn C"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C61"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1pb5/p1p3p1/P1Pk1pP1/1P3P2/2KPB3/8/8 b - - 0 49"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1988.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
49... Bb8 50. Kd2 Bc7 51. Ke2 Bb8 52. Bc1 Bc7 53. Ke3 Bb8 54. Bb2 Bc7 55. Bf6
Ke6 $2 (55... Bb8 $1) 56. d4 Kd5 57. Be5 Bd8 58. Kd3 Be7 59. Bh8 Bd8 60. Bg7
Bc7 61. Be5 Bxe5 (61... Bd8 62. Bd6 $1) 62. fxe5 Ke6 63. Kc4 f4 64. Kd3 Kf5 65.
d5 cxd5 66. b5 Kxe5 67. b6 1-0
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