The super bishop pair!
So, what do you think about a pair of two long-range diagonal attackers, the bishop. It could be very dangerous, especially in an open position, it's very hard to see from afar and very surprising.
The bishop could assist many checkmates, take an unprotected free piece, and do dangerous forks. The bishop's value is 3, which is the same as the knight, but it's actually slightly stronger than the knight, it's around 3.15 - 3.25. here is one example of the strong bishop pair in action, can you solve it?
What about same same colored bishops, is it great? The answer is not as good as the normal bishop pair, the normal bishop pair is dangerous because it control two different colored-square in diagonal
Bishop vs. Knight
The bishop and knight has the same amount of points, 3. Does it mean they are totally the same? It depends on the position. The bishop are better in open position and the knight in closed position.
In open positions the bishop are better because it could control long diagonal which is blocked in closed positions. The knight is better in closed positions because i could jump over a piece and tricky to predict because of it L-shaped move, but in open positions in easy
to predict because of fewer pieces.
Puzzles
Here some puzzle with the bishops action for you to solve
Puzzle 1:
Try to win.
Puzzle 2:
Create a stalemate trap.
Puzzle 3:
Use tactic to win material.
Conclusion
so the bishop pair is great you can take advantage of it by creating and open position. a bishop pair has a total of 6 points, which is better than a rook, 5.
