Bishops are better! You can mate with two bishops, but you can't mate with two knights.
good point.
actually u can iv done it before
But it's not forced, your opponent must blunder.
I mean, they're both good in their own ways.
yeah
Rule of Thumb: Always have a justification when you trade a bishop for a knight!
Rule of Thumb: Always have a justification when you trade a bishop for a knight!
in most middle game positions, i would prefer the bishop, unless its hella closed like some tarrasch french closed
Both have their pros and cons, so I’ll just say what I like and don’t like about them:
Bishop Pros-
Less likely to get trapped
Better chance of checkmate with other pieces
Can double attack
Bishop Cons-
Can’t produce checkmate with 1 bishop (Draw)
Can’t jump over pieces
Only can go on one color of the board
Knight Pros:
Jump over pieces
Can checkmate with 1 knight (Smothered Mate)
Can double or even triple attack (Fork)
Can go on either white and black squares
Knight Cons:
Likely to get trapped
Can only produce 1 type of checkmate by one knight
These are some pros and cons and not all of them. I don’t have a bias on any of the pieces. I just try to get my pieces developed as possible.
bishops because bishops control more squares
Knight, because it is really good at being rebellious and is very annoying to deal with when up material.
O_O
Bishop in endgame, knight in middlegame.
I think knight should be worth 4 and bishops 3 because, in my opinion, I can easily see batteries and pins with bishops, but I hardly ever notice forks with knights. Knights, in general, have a lot more advantages than bishops.
I think knight should be worth 4 and bishops 3 because, in my opinion, I can easily see batteries and pins with bishops, but I hardly ever notice forks with knights. Knights, in general, have a lot more advantages than bishops.
knights are tricky, which is why I like them, but objectively bishops are better because they cover more of the board. And with a bishop pair I believe their power more than doubles.
I think it partly depends on the opening you play. If you play the dragon or similar structures then your dark square bishop is worth almost a rook to you in some cases. How often does black avoid taking a rook on a1 in those positions? However if you are playing in a Shveshnikov Sicilian then then trading that dark square bishop for the knight defending d5 makes a lot of sense. So a lot of our biases may come from our own opening repertoire.