Knights vs Bishops

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Which one is better: knights or bishops?

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Bishops are for if you are one to do a supported mate, but Knights are basically the assasins of the board, and more useful. 

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the pawn is superior to both of them, it sneaks through the guards and uncovers the queen to seduce the king into mate.

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Well, by rights Bishops should be better since they are supposed to be men of God and should be chaste, honest, humble and holy.   But this, of course, isn't always the case.  Knights, on the other hand, are warriors who wield lances and swords but who are bound by a code of conduct called Chivalry.  Yet there are Black Knights as well as White Knights.  Knights and Bishops should be judged on their individual character and what they bring to the table, whether the tabula vitae of the chess table.

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No the knights and bishops are idol worshippers. The Bishop worships a fake god, thats why god cursed them so they can only move on one color. The knight worships his own strength thats why god made a funny joke and let them only hop a really short distance.

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I like pawns better.

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knights are the best, the can move in a very unique way that any other piece can't

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Knights are awesome because you can't block a check given by one of them.  I use them to clear the board for the heavy hitters like the rooks or my queen.

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depends on the weather. knights are notoriously weak in muddy conditions.

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AwesomeXue wrote:

knights are the best, the can move in a very unique way that any other piece can't

Why didn't any of the Super GM's who would disagree think of that?!

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is that a compliement or a insult?

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evanyz wrote:

Which one is better Knights or bishops

Knights are far superior.

they keep  fighting even with no arms and legs.

http://angrymanspeaks.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/arles-and-legless-knight.jpg

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a very unique compliment, not just a regular unique one.

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Sunofthemorninglight wrote:
evanyz wrote:

Which one is better Knights or bishops

Knights are far superior.

they keep  fighting even with no arms and legs.

 

I will bite you're ankles!!!

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ChessForceRecon wrote:
Sunofthemorninglight wrote:
evanyz wrote:

Which one is better Knights or bishops

Knights are far superior.

they keep  fighting even with no arms and legs.

 

I will bite you're ankles!!!

My favorite quote in this scene is "What are you going to do?  Bleed on me?"

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mine is "tis but a scratch"

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Alright, I'll call it a draw

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Pawns! If you protect them and get them to the other side, you can have many bishops and knights.

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Neither is really better.  The difference isn't as distinct as a pawn vs queen.  (Although pawns are tricky little buggers and can turn into a queen if your not looking, which almost makes them one of the most important pieces in the game.  I guess chess isn't really-if you'll excuse the pun-black and white.  Its pretty complicated).

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AlCzervik wrote:

Pawns! If you protect them and get them to the other side, you can have many bishops and knights.

http://www.chess.com/livechess/game?id=475844526