I don't know anything about Chess theory. But, I find my game works out better when I exchange Bishops for Knights early in the game. When I don't those Knights get me later.
I would love to hear opinions on this. Is this just my 'rookie' style or a method with some reason behind it?
thanks.
Originally posted by VengalRead up on the bishop pair and how a bishop can control a knight in some endgames.
I don't know anything about Chess theory. But, I find my game works out better when I exchange Bishops for Knights early in the game. When I don't those Knights get me later.
I would love to hear opinions on this. Is this just my 'rookie' style or a method with some reason behind it?
thanks.
Originally posted by Vengalhehe i tried this method when I was starting out.. the problem is knight forks right?? 😀 Once I found this page I it helped me out a tad as it made me aware of what I was looking for.
I don't know anything about Chess theory. But, I find my game works out better when I exchange Bishops for Knights early in the game. When I don't those Knights get me later.
I would love to hear opinions on this. Is this just my 'rookie' style or a method with some reason behind it?
thanks.
This isn't the page but same typr of thing
http://www.cs.utah.edu/classes/cs1021/Solutions/chess/Knight.gif
and also just found this while looking for that..
http://www.princeton.edu/~jedwards/cif/bishop2.html
It really depends on the situation. In a really open game you should probably hold onto the bishops. The best way to prevent knight forks and generally beat them is to just think about where the knights (or ors if you read the rename the knight thread) can go before each move and to keep the knights from advancing into your position or driving them back when they do move forward. Check out REASESS YOUR CHESS or THE AMATUER'S MIND both by Jerry Silman. Both books have an entire chapter on the Knights vs. Bishops thing and are generally great books to own. Or if you are really cheap, just skim the chapters in a bookstore.
Those who don't say you cannot rsuh in chess are lying. Often, I find, some players trade their bishops for knights right off the opening, while none of these players are spectacular by any means, they have a very simple and dangerous idea: Knights are better tacticians then the bishops, they develop quicker, and have a way of evading defenses, they are trying to rush you, like in an RTS game, with a quick checkmate. Ppl say the two bishops are better, but often, in 2 bishops vs 2 knights games, the bishop side is stuck having to defend 80% of the game until he reaches an endgame with a sure win. (Have experienced this too often). The best advice I can give the bishop side, is have faith in your ability to defend, if you manage to keep the game somewhat in control, you will win, the knight side has terrible pressure of having/forcing to win early or they are toast...