Exchanges

I recently exchanged my Queen for my opponents 2 Rooks, and I was wondering what end of exchanges other people prefer to be on, in general.

So, here we go, choose the letter of the side of the exchange u'd prefer to be on, ie: if , in general, you prefer having a queen with no rooks to having no queen and 2 rooks, choose 4a and give a reason if you want...
1. a) 2 knights b) 2 bishops
2. a) 2 knights or 2 bishops b) rook
3. a) 2 knights or 2 bishops b) rook + pawn
4. a) Queen b) 2 rooks
5. a) Queen + pawn b) 2 rooks
6. a) Queen b) 2 rooks + pawn.

Cheers,

D

Originally posted by Ragnorak
I recently exchanged my Queen for my opponents 2 Rooks, and I was wondering what end of exchanges other people prefer to be on, [b]in general.

So, here we go, if choose the letter of the side of the exchange u'd prefer to be on, ie: if , in general, you prefer having a queen with no rooks to having no queen and 2 rooks, choose 4a and give a reason ...[text shortened]... Queen b) 2 rooks
5. a) Queen + pawn b) 2 rooks
6. a) Queen b) 2 rooks + pawn.

Cheers,

D[/b]

Originally posted by Grayeyesofsorrow
1 b
2 a (with the exception of nothing else on the board and I need to mate :-) )

3 ooooo 50/50 here cant decide 😛
4 b
5 a
6 b

Originally posted by Ragnorak
I'm afraid I'll have to push you for an answer on 3. 😉 I'm happy to see you went for 4b.

A lot (all?) of good players prefer bishops to knights, but I can never seem to be able to keep my bishop pair or get my bishops working for m ...[text shortened]... nybody got a link to a good page detailing proper bishop use?

D

1) A
2) A
3) B
4) B Unless opponent has lost queen
5) A
6) B

The exchange that wins the game for me.

Ragnorak -

1. a) 2 knights b) 2 bishops

b). If I had to choose in general, I'd go with the two Bishops, mostly because I've heard they were better. Open vs closed position is big, big factor for me though. And, if I can sneak in any slight advantage by getting the Knights instead of the Bishops, then I'm likely to go for that. They're basically equal in my book, until I learn how to use the Bishop pair properly.

2. a) 2 knights or 2 bishops b) rook

a). 6 points vs 5 points. Two minor pieces cover a lot of territory when planted well, and it's harder to make exchanges when needed with the Rook.

3. a) 2 knights or 2 bishops b) rook + pawn

a). I generally won't trade my two minor pieces for the enemy's R+P, and I don't mind if they do the same to me. I guess I'd go for the two minor pieces.

4. a) Queen b) 2 rooks

b). 9 points vs 10 points. Two Rooks are more solid, and it's easier to exchange when needed with the Rooks.

5. a) Queen + pawn b) 2 rooks

b). Probably still the Rooks, for the reason above.

6. a) Queen b) 2 rooks + pawn.

b) Rooks.

Ok, since the response to my last question was so over whelming, I'm going to add to it. In general...

1) Number of pawns you'd want before exchanging a bishop (just write 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, whatever)
2) Number of pawns you'd want before exchanging a knight

Convention says that 1 knight/bishop = 3 pawns, but do you see it that way and would you view a game as equal if you were 3 pawns up and 1 knight/bishop down on an opponent?

D

I prefer the bishop pair over the knights against good opponents. However the fork factor of knights is not to be overlooked against weaker players. Two minor pieces I feel would benefit me more than a rook or a rook and a pawn. That of course depends on position and is mainly a personal preference. I also prefer the two rooks over the queen and probably the queen and pawn. This is despite the fact I have a game where I just exchanged two rooks for the Queen and a pawn. But it brought his king out so I think I got the better end of the deal.

Say you have pawns on a and b files and so does your opponent. Neither of you has a c pawn. I would gladly exchange a minor piece for those pawns (or if it was those pawns plus a rook each the rook. two connected passed pawns beats a rook). Also if I can destroy the king safety of an opponent I'll do the same, a minor piece for two pawns. For one pawn is more risky but I can see situations where I would make the trade. 3 pawns for the piece I'll make in many situations. Especially if I can cause isolated pawns or some other weakness in doing so. You have to be careful though. If you leave the opponent with a knight vs. your pawns you can get into trouble (vs. a bishop you have the whole only controls one colour squares to your advantage. Stick your pawns on the opposite colour.)

when it gets down to just a B+N + a few pawns vs R+pawns, its not too terribly difficult to just start taking out pawns left and right, while there rook finds difficulty doing likewise.