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Knights like to sit fairly forward, reinforced by our pawns, on squares their pawns can't attack. Bishops like long diagonals, and to complement the pawns' att
by arh68 2y ago
Knights like to sit fairly forward, reinforced by our pawns, on squares their pawns can't attack.
Bishops like long diagonals, and to complement the pawns' attacking squares (Ps & Bs tend to cover only one color). Also good for "countering" a knight 3 squares away (Nf6 & Bf3, for example, though it seems to prefer Bg2).
Rooks like open files, doubling up, 7th rank plays, and (in this case) the rare opportunity to line it up w/ their king (Rg3).
Queens like not being trapped or sidelined (by either side's pieces), good diagonals, good files, or both (like some natural mix of rook & bishop wants).