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Wow, I didn't know that! Thanks so much. Bishop pair is clear, of course, but I literally would look for a single knight/bishop ending (where I would have the
by david927 6y ago
Wow, I didn't know that! Thanks so much.
Bishop pair is clear, of course, but I literally would look for a single knight/bishop ending (where I would have the knight), thinking it gave me the advantage. Maybe it was a placebo effect. Ha! Thanks again!
- cambalache 6y agoYou can see here : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_piece_relative_value https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_piece_relative_value Also Kaspy confirming here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3uvvA7dyoI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3uvvA7dyoI (:30 in the video)
- soamv 6y agoNot _just_ placebo. If you tend to favor very closed positions, or end up placing pawns in ways that make your bishops useless, then the knight might be better sometimes, even though the general idea of bishop > knight is correct.