Bishop vs Knight

In a chess game what do u think is more important in your game? and why? Personally i enjoy knights. 

If you listen to grand masters (I clearly not am one of them ;), the bishop is better.

Bishop:

• The biggest advantage is his long range.
• Since it is bound to one color, there are some squares that he'll never reach.
• You may checkmate with two bishops.
  

Knight:

• Jumping. (i.e may move over occupied squares)
• The strange move it does sometimes surprises beginners.
• Going from one square to another one may take several turns.
• It is almost impossible to checkmate with two knights. (Unless the oponent makes a mistake)
  

Oh yes and anecdoticly it is possible to checkmate with one bishop and one knight. 

I personaly like knights for their surpising moves but I have to recon I sometimes had hard finals because of exchanging them to bishops.

So to conclude When you play a game, it is ok to exchange one knight for a bishop but try to keep at least one bishop because of its better capabilities in final for checkmate.

Well Said Payet.  Bishops and Knights have different reasons for exchanging them.  It really depends on the type of advantage you can get for the exchange.

Open files or create double pawns or insolated Pawns or exchanging a Knight is overloaded in protecting two or more chess piece's . 

So Know why you are exchanging and ask your self is it worth it.

If what I've been told is true,in a "closed" game (ie one with central pawns "locked") a knight is worth less than a "good" bishop (ie

In this position, the theory is that white's light-squared bishop is good & the dark-squared bishop bad, as it's movement is impaired by white's own pawns.

Of course, there are always exceptions to this, and the effect of any exchange upon your opponent's position needs to be considered.

The more I think about it, the less clear it becomes.

this is one of my favorite topics of discussion. personally I prefer bishops for their long range and their ability to dominate an open board. understanding the relationship between Bishop and Knight is vital to controlling the board in especially in middle and end game. by manipulating the board (usually with pawn structure) one can control the flow and the pace of battle. Knights are excellent choices in the beginning and dominate a closed board where bishops lack mobility. near the end bishops become the Masters as they zip across the board and dominate the knights the key is in how the knight moves in relation to the bishop a knight will ALWAYS land on a square OPPOSITE it's current color. this allows bishops a distinct advantage over knights depending the board and how the position is played. knowing where the knight will land allows the bishop to evade and manipulate the knight to near perfection

According to Josh Waitzkin, the pawn value of each piece is nearly identical. they're each worth 3 pawns. however bishops are sometimes valued as 3 1/2 pawns due to their ability to dominate the knights. also bishops effectiveness are reduced when one is captured. two bishops address considered complete because the can cover the board. when one Bishop is captured only half the board becomes accessible to the remaining Bishop

in the position below (in the link) you can see, I am preparing to transition to an open game where my Bishops will take command as i begin clearing the board. my queen side Bishop is moving into position to take control of the dark squares. my kingside Bishop waits to take control of the white squares. when my queenside pawns crash into my opponents castle my Bishops will become my most valuable pieces. Check out this #chess game: Rominator425 vs roelnatan - http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=169840626

Check out this #chess game: Rominator425 vs roelnatan - http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=169840626

Check out this #chess game: Rominator425 vs roelnatan - http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=169840626

Check out this #chess game: Rominator425 vs roelnatan - http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=169840626

Check out this #chess game: Rominator425 vs roelnatan - http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=169840626

uuum sorry... that was only supposed to post once.

[Event "Let's Play!"] [Site " Chess.com"] [Date "Jul 10, 2017"] [White "Rominator425"] [Black "roelnatan"] [Result "*"] [WhiteElo "1253"] [BlackElo "1228"] [TimeControl "1 in 3 days"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 g5 4. g3 Bg4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Qf6 7. Nd5 Qd8 8. c4 Qd7 9. d3 h6 10. b3 O-O-O 11. Qd2 * Sent from my Android

It really depends. In general, in open positions bishops are stronger, and in closed positions knights are stronger, and I've observed the same in my games - but it is very situational. Different bishops also usually have different value: for example, a light-squared bishop can be a monster, while a dark-squared one may be a weakling and better off exchanged, even if for a knight.