favorite piece

apathist

looking for loot

Only Chess

23 Jul 17

apathist

looking for loot

western colorado

Joined: 05 Feb 11
Moves: 9664

23 Jul 17

Which, and why?

BigDogg

Secret RHP coder

on the payroll

Joined: 26 Nov 04
Moves: 155080

24 Jul 17

Originally posted by @apathist
Which, and why?

None, because I will take whatever advantage I can get. Trade off pieces that are bad for the position and keep pieces that are good for the position.

~~vandervelde~~

Joined: 10 Dec 11
Moves: 143494

24 Jul 17

Arrrs, coz I'm Spanish.

sonhouse

Fast and Curious

slatington, pa, usa

Joined: 28 Dec 04
Moves: 53321

24 Jul 17

Originally posted by @vandervelde
Arrrs, coz I'm Spanish.

Spanish translating Croate?

wolfgang59

Quiz Master

RHP Arms

Joined: 09 Jun 07
Moves: 48794

24 Jul 17

Originally posted by @apathist
Which, and why?

The knight of course - always punching above his weight.

64squaresofpain

The drunk knight

Stuck on g1

Joined: 02 Sep 12
Moves: 59562

25 Jul 17

My opponents' Queen, I'm always trying to win her over.... she often plays hard to get!

MontyMoose

New Braunfels, Texas

Joined: 22 Aug 07
Moves: 72297

26 Jul 17

Like many kids learning the game at an early age (6), I loved the Knight. Hopping around like no other piece can and attacking most everyone else without being attacked in return. And the King/Queen fork! I always, still do, turned them sideways so I could see the handsome profile.

But I have grown to prefer the Bishop and especially the Rook. The long range of these two types outweighs the jumping of the Knight for me. Two Rooks linked and working together on a file or rank is a thing of beauty and power.

Of course the correct technical answer to your question is, 'Whatever piece works best in the postion in front of you.' 😛