bishop or knight

which one do you prefer? they are both worth three

Bishop

depends

I like bishop lah

Depends

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Bischop

I some time prefer bishop

Bis hop

Bis hop

knight

Fr

Depends on the position. Moment you start showing a bias without a specific position is the moment you show your chess weaknesses.

Give me a specific position and for that specific position, I may very well prefer one over the other!

Rule 1: On average bishop is stronger than knight by about quarter of a pawn material or so.

Rule 2: If you have closed position, a knight might be stronger, since more agile, leaps on squares of both colours, while the bishop can not do that, and in closed positions there are limited number of free squares available.

Rule 3: If a knight sits on advanced outpost, that is no enemy pawns can attack it, it might be stronger even that the bishop pair.

There are many other rules too, like the bishop becomes bad, immobile, if multiple friendly pawns, especially in the center, sit on same colour squares, or the bishop is even stronger than the knight if pawns, play are available on both sides of the board, since the bishop moves faster, etc.

Bobby Pfisher said the bishop is stronger than the knight, but if the knight is advanced, attacks the king, or is outposted, no enemy pawns able to attack it, the knight might be stronger.

I look at it this way, two bishops can force a mate, a bishop and knight can force a mate, but two knights cannot force a mate. Which leads me to believe the bishop is slightly better. But I prefer the knight. Because it can attack every square on the board while a bishop can only attack half the squares. Plus a knight is more maneuverable. It comes down to which is more fun, and I think the knight is more fun.

🤔 Knight 👍