08 Dec 07
Originally posted by Tyrannosauruschexbut then you have cases where there are pawns on more than one side of the board and thats where the knight is in deep doodoo because he can't look over both sides of the board.
I think another reason people over rate bishops is the arguement that they have the longer range.
Whilst this is true, most endgames are conducted at very short range anyway with kings and minor pieces all at each others throats. This reduces the bishops usual advantage because the knight does not fear going too far away from supporting pieces in case it gets picked off - as would usually be the case in a middlegame.
08 Dec 07
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Well yeah, but your opponants king cant be on both sides of the board either, and that is going to be the piece that does the taking of pawns more then the bishop- as long as you oppose it with your own - the bishop cant really do a great deal... unless your pawns are all on its colour square, in which case you are rubber ducked (as they say in east london)
08 Dec 07
Originally posted by Tyrannosauruschexor rubber jawed as they say here at RHP...hehehe 😵
Well yeah, but your opponants king cant be on both sides of the board either - as long as you oppose it with your own - the bishop cant really do a great deal... unless your pawns are all on its colour square, in which case you are rubber ducked (as they say in easy london)