A knight and a bishop, or a rook and a pawn?
In the endgame, I'd say the rook and pawn. You have better control in confining your opponent plus it's just simpler to work with...IMHO.
Yes, I think you're right. In addition a pawn can be promoted to a queen.
In the middle game a Knight and Bishop are better.
In the Opening or Middlegame, a Bishop and a Knight are worth more than a rook and a pawn. Generally, a Rook is inferior to the Minor Piece in the Opening, and about equal to the Minor Piece in the Middlegame. In the Endgame, however, there is no question: Rooks dominate!
If it's in the end game and it is only Rook + pawn vs bishop + knight, then I believe the rook+pawn is geniunely better off as there are less chances to lose. But in the middlegame/endgame with many other pieces id say the knight+bishop on average (not always) was better.
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