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cant give u a straight answer on that mate. Sometimes yes sometime no it really does depend on your position at the time and wether u can see a good attack for it. in the early part of the game i do tend to find its good to lose rook and 1 pawn for 2 minor pieces like the bishop and knight....
At most cases at the end, two pieces are better, than the Rook and pawn, if they are good coordinated!
But the active Rook is more speeding! And position of add pawn is a big matter!
if they take a rook in early game, it often blocks the 'attacking' piece for awhile in the corner.........think of that too
I guess it depends on your personal style of playing. I'd prefer to keep two minor pieces instead of winning a rook and a pawn. My knight and bishop can work together very well, whereas a pawn is purely positional and is easily out-manoevered, and a rook is usually busy guarding a queening square or covering an open file.
every game is different. circumstances dictate, i know. but is it worth trading a bishop & knight for a rook & pawn?