Bishop Or Knight?

Which piece is your favorite, Bishop, or Knight? I like the Knight because of its ability to fork pieces.

It all depends on the position...

U mean like having a good Knight and A Bad Bishop?

horsey wrote:

U mean like having a good Knight and A Bad Bishop?

Bingo.

Also, bishops can fork pieces too:

If you're not sure - keep the Bishop.

Thats true, but a knight has a special part in check. if you were to check with a knight you can not block, only take the Knight or move the king.  

The usual rule of thumb; Knights are most useful in the opening and the first portion of the middle game or in a closed game. Bishops are most useful in the endgame or when the board becomes wide open.....usually after some exchanges. Bishops are the archers......and Knights are well......your Knights  Overall i like Knights better

knights are better in closed positions, bishops are better in open,and it is very easy to blunder your queen to a knight fork in the endgame.

personnally i prefer knights, because if you lose one or both of your bishops, your  queen can mimic them, but the queen cannot mimic a knight.

but i only PREFER knights, as the position is what i am supposed to be looking for

Knights. The human mind is far better at seeing lines than L shapes, not to mention that with a bishop, you only need to worry about it bothering half the squares. Knights just have way more possibilities.

If it is a closed position, then I like Knights, but if it is an open position, then I prefer Bishops. Simply put.

WIZARD!!!

Don't let it bother you.

Assess the position, then make your best move.

A saying applies here: "Let's cross the bridge when we reach it."

Peep

"In blitz, the knight is stronger than the bishop."
Vlastimil Hort

A quote I find to be true most of the time. If one, of course, disregards such circumstances as open/closed position. But as a rule of thumb, it's pretty useful.

knights are brutal but bishops are religous persons

lanceuppercut_239 wrote:

horsey wrote:

U mean like having a good Knight and A Bad Bishop?

Bingo.

Also, bishops can fork pieces too:

Bishops can also pin, like when you have a piece on the same diagonal as your king or another high value piece like a rook or queen. 

Knights are bad in the endgame, but good in the middlegame.  I would rather have a knight when I have the initiative, but if I am up a piece, I would rather it be a bishop.

It depends on what your position on the board it. If have two bishops left in the end game dishops are awsome. none the less i prefer the knight.

for me being a weak player i prefer to hold a knight,strong players seem to prefer the bishop in most positions.

Bishops are more powerful  in end games though Knights are more useful in middle games. In openings, Knights can give you lot of strategic advanges if you can place them well.

Overall once you are in mid game you should always go for keeping Bishops.