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In the endgame it is unlikely that you will be able to hem in the opponent's bishop, so it's best to have your pawns on the opposite colour.
Pawn play with knight against bishop
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There is no general rule, however if the bishop controls the squares where the knight could jump putting the pawns on squares of the opposite colour is good as it further restricts the knight.
In some cases however, it is better to keep some of your pawns on the same colour as the bishop to make defending them easier (you do not need to involve your king which is much slower than the bishop and might not win the race with opponent's knight)
The old rule is putting the pawns on squares of the opposite colour, but the exceptions to this rule are very frequent. The pawns on the same colour as the bishop may be theoretically "vulnerable", but at the same time they limit the bishop's mobility.
FirebrandX hat geschrieben:
In the middlegame, you generally want to the limit the bishop's scope, but the endgame scenario you suggested is where you want the pawns on the opposite color.
That's what I thought. Just doesn't seem very practical to move all pawns to the opposite color when the endgame starts.
When you play with a knight against a bishop is it better to put your pawns on the same color as the bishop to limit its activity or on the opposite color to prevent them from being attacked by the bishop? Is there a rule for both middlegame and endgame?