Which one is stronger the knights or the bishops
Since the birth of chess there has been a difficult question about whether the bishop or the knight is stronger.
What is a strong knight ?
A strong knight is one that is in the center and controls many positions.
[Event "Play vs Bot"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2024.05.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "MT18620"]
[Black "MrBeast-Bot"]
[Result "1-0"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[WhiteElo "839"]
[BlackElo "1100"]
[Termination "MT18620 thắng bởi chiếu hết"]
[ECO "D00"]
[EndDate "2024.05.27"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/computer/128115071?move=51"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Qd3 g6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nxe4 6. Qxe4 Be6 7. Bf4 h6 8.
Be5 Qd7 9. Bxh8 c6 10. O-O-O a5 11. Nf3 Na6 12. Ne5 Qd5 13. Qxd5 Bxd5 14. Bc4
Rd8 15. Bxd5 cxd5 16. Rhe1 Nc7 17. Rd3 Ne6 18. Rde3 f6 19. Nxg6 Rd6 20. Nxf8
Kxf8 21. Bxf6 exf6 22. Rxe6 Rxe6 23. Rxe6 Kf7 24. Rb6 a4 25. Rxb7+ Ke6 26. b3 a3
27. c4 dxc4 28. bxc4 h5 29. d5+ Kd6 30. Rb6+ Kd7 31. Rxf6 Ke7 32. Re6+ Kd7 33.
g4 hxg4 34. Re4 Kd6 35. Rxg4 Kd7 36. Rg3 Kd6 37. Rxa3 Kc5 38. Ra5+ Kxc4 39. d6
Kd3 40. d7 Ke2 41. d8=Q Kxf2 42. h4 Kg3 43. h5 Kh3 44. h6 Kg3 45. h7 Kg2 46.
h8=R Kf2 47. Rf5+ Ke1 48. a4 Ke2 49. a5 Ke1 50. a6 Ke2 51. a7 Ke3 52. a8=R Ke4
53. Qd5+ Ke3 54. Rh3+ Ke2 55. Ra2+ Ke1 56. Qd2# 1-0
In 15th move white has a strong knight .That knight control many positions
What is a strong bishop ?
A strong bishop is one that controls a large diagonal towards the center.
[Event "ThickyVicky11 vs. MT18620"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "1970-01-01"]
[White "ThickyVicky11"]
[Black "MT18620"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1293"]
[BlackElo "1384"]
[TimeControl "180"]
[Termination "MT18620 chiến thắng - đối thủ bỏ cuộc"]
1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Bb5 e6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. Qf3 Be7 8. Ne2
Ba6 9. O-O Rb8 10. Nbc3 O-O 11. d4 cxd4 12. exd4 Qb6 13. f5 exf5 14. Qxf5 c5 15.
Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Bxe2 17. Rf2 Ba6 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Qf5 Bxf2+ 20. Qxf2 Qxf2+
21. Kxf2 Rfe8 22. Rd1 Re2+ 23. Kf3 Rxc2 24. Ba3 Rxa2 25. Bd6 Rd8 26. Rd4 Be2+
27. Ke4 Ra6 28. Kd5 Raxd6+ 0-1
In this position , the white bishop on b2 control big diagonal
Who is the stronger knight or bishop ?
So we come to a conclusion that both the bishop and the knight are strong. The knight is strong when facing a closed position and the opening, while the bishop is strong when controlling many diagonals and at the end of the game, the bishop will act faster than the knight. So both pieces are strong
depending on the position at that time.
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