Originally posted by damonbossAs a general rule, you would want to keep your bishops in open positions and your knights in closed ones.
What about if its very early in the game when the pieces are just coming out...less positional, more piece trade if you know what I mean.
Towards the end game, both your bishops can be very powerful.
It all depends on the position and what tactical opportunities can develop from the trade.
Aside from the position, knights and bishops are about equal.
Originally posted by damonbossAgain it kinda depends because that early on your not really sure what the endgame is going to be like. So the endgame could be really open and you'll get gutted by the bishop pair.
What about if its very early in the game when the pieces are just coming out...less positional, more piece trade if you know what I mean.
Things like that depend on a game to game basis, I wouldn't get into the habit of everytime you can take a knight with a bishop you do so, you need to look at the importance of both pieces and say to yourself is it worth it.
Originally posted by theprotectorsThey are pretty much the same in value...as a rule of thumb. Some people like to say the bishop is worth 3.25 and the knight 3, but that's a bit misleading. Either piece can be worth more, but it completely depends on the position; more positions favor the bishop than the knight, which sometimes leads people to think the bishop is simply a better piece. It's just anti-knight propaganda. 🙂
I think your are right.
I mean I have alway been tought that the knights and the bishops are more or less the same in val. it depends on what you want out of a special possition.
Originally posted by onyx2006Even if it doubles pawns, it still doesn't necessarily make it a good trade. Doubled pawns, in and of themselves, aren't always weak. Take a look at this game, where my opponent trades his last bishop for my knight in order to double my pawns, but he leaves himself with two knights against two bishops.
usually I'd trade off there only if it doubled pawns, or if I knew the opening was going to lead to one of my bishops turning bad.
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OKay, so his play from then on wasn't exactly of the highest caliber, but I think I'd feel pretty comfortable taking that position against a strong Class B player.
Originally posted by Natural ScienceI know, not necessarily - but more often than not - it's and advantage.
Even if it doubles pawns, it still doesn't necessarily make it a good trade. Doubled pawns, in and of themselves, aren't always weak. Take a look at this game, where my opponent trades his last bishop for my knight in order to double my pawns, but he leaves himself with two knights against two bishops.
Game 487157
OKay, so his play from ...[text shortened]... ut I think I'd feel pretty comfortable taking that position against a strong Class B player.
In saying that - I've won games having irish pawns!