bishops
Bishop or Knight?
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Oct 13, 2020
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#5
Oliver_Prescott wrote:
i think bishop should be 3.5
any reason why? or just from experience 
Oct 13, 2020
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#6
I like the knights. Bishops are cool, but in my opinion, knights rule.
Oct 13, 2020
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#8
chessknight222 wrote:
i like bishops more
i do find that people like bishops more, just because it's easier for a bishop to dominate a knight than the other way around. Plus, it's more common to see a powerful bishop than a powerful knight. However, knights are more tricky! That's why I like them
Oct 13, 2020
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#9
ring-tailed_lemur wrote:
I like the knights. Bishops are cool, but in my opinion, knights rule.
YES!!!
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I used to be a 2-bishops man because my chess hero was Bobby Fischer, but now I like knights because they are evil.
Oct 13, 2020
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#12
SeniorPatzer wrote:
I used to be a 2-bishops man because my chess hero was Bobby Fischer, but now I like knights because they are evil.
yes
Bishops are better! You can mate with two bishops, but you can't mate with two knights.
Oct 13, 2020
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#14
I feel like knights represent intelligence. Plus they are great for Fog Of War.
Oct 13, 2020
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#15
Roger436 wrote:
Bishops are better! You can mate with two bishops, but you can't mate with two knights.
good point.
bishop should be 5, i always have to move my bishop when a knight is attacking it
Oct 13, 2020
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#17
Calamity_Destroyer wrote:
bishop should be 5, i always have to move my bishop when a knight is attacking it
well... maybe not 5...
3.5 is arguable
I like both xD
both are also so annoying especially in endgames(bad bishops or far-away knights)
I love how knights have such a different way of moving. and i also love how they can jump. overall i think the knight and bioshops are the same, depending on how you use it but they both have advantages and differences in the same way! 
Do you prefer the bishop or the knight? Should the bishop be worth 4 points and the knight still only 3? Why?
Here's what I think:
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- Both should be 3 "points" in the material system because they both have great potential
- Bishops are obviously better in more open positions as you can use their long range
- Knights can hop from dark to light squares, bishops cannot.
- Knight forks are so annoying! Many times N+Q combo is better than B+Q or R+Q combo
- The bishop becomes stronger when there's a pair helping each other out. (Not just a bishop pair on the board, but the bishops help each other)
My conclusion: Bishops are generally slightly better than knights, but knights have more potential to cause brilliancies due to the eccentric way they move. (So... I like knights better. They're my favorite piece
What do you guys think?