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Posted by erdite uskidscompute.com 11/27/2005 10:32:21 Play online chess	Subject: What are the best pairs Message: Is it true that a pair of bishops is stronger than a pair of knights or does it depend on the position? ps: This is not helping me in any of my current games(I think) it is just somthing that has concerned me for a while.
Posted by luckypawn uskidscompute.com 11/27/2005 10:36:33 Play online chess	I don't know which is better Message: I think it depends on the position. But a pair of knights would feel more comfortable for me.
Posted by ionadowman uskidscompute.com 11/27/2005 10:59:17 Play online chess	Depends very much on position... Message: Though one rarely speaks of the 'knight pair' in the same way as a 'bishop pair'. In an open or even a semi-open position, the bishops can be devastating, working in cooperation. Many years ago, I 'sacrificed' a bishop pair, capturing knights on their c6 and f6 squares, leaving myself with a knight vs. bishop plus 6 pawns each. But ALL of Black's pawns were isolated, with doublets on the c- and f-files. My very pretty array lay all on the 2nd rank, 3 on each side. An easy win. So B-pairs aren't everything, even in an open position! Cheers, Ion ——— British chess champion, Michael Adams, out of World Cup in second round — The $1.6m, 128-player World Cup now in progress in Siberia is a very strong chess event, packed with elite grandmasters. The world No5, Sergey Karjakin, is the top seed while the British chess champion, Michael Adams, was ranked only 21st. Adams, though, has an impressive record in global knock-outs. The Cornishman reached the semi-finals or final of the Fide world championships in 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2004, twice losing only narrowly to the reigning world chess champion, Vishy Anand. He also began the World Cup fresh from victories in Philadelphia, Sheffield and Los Angeles. Round one was a disaster for China, which lost seven of its nine entrants, and a highlight for ...
Posted by loreta uskidscompute.com 11/27/2005 22:36:44 Play online chess	Just... Message: I looked to Gata Kamsky game: -> www.chessgames.com There Knight dominated Bishop... ——— Back to school: Chess 101 — As schools across the area resume classes, it's time for a refresher to relearn what many of us already know, but all too often forget. Even strong chess Grandmasters can forget the basics and make silly mistakes. A few simple tips like king safety, maintaining active pieces and practicing patience can really help improve your play. King safety is an oft-overlooked concept. Back in the 1800s, all the top chess players played for checkmate from the first move. Sacrificing a pawn, a piece or more was quite common, all in an attempt to get at the opponent's king. Aggressive play was often rewarded with inaccurate defense, and many wins were what chess players call "brilliancies." As chess players became ...
Posted by mattdw uskidscompute.com 11/28/2005 01:45:51 Play online chess	Message: I think it is a lot easier to contain knights (from my limited experience) if you have a pair, as you will know placing the bishop with a 2-square horizontal or vertical gap greatly reduces the moves options for the knight, this is obviously not always possible if you have the wrong colour bishop. ——— Chess: the genius of Bobby Fischer — If you didn't manage to see the excellent documentary Bobby Fischer Against The World in the cinema this summer, the DVD is released on 12 September. As the film was made for a wide audience it was understandable that the director chose not to discuss Fischer's chess-playing too deeply. But the clarity of his style on the chessboard makes for a telling contrast with his life away from it. Over the next few weeks we are going to be looking at some of Fischer's chess games. Here Black's king and bishop stand well, but White still has irritating counterplay. How did Fischer keep control? RB: Over the chess board how many of us, if we're honest, would simply snatch the pawn on ...
Posted by phaedrus81 uskidscompute.com 11/28/2005 12:20:49 Play online chess	perspective Message: A bishop pair is definitely an advantage in anything but closed positions. But having the bishop pair, in itself, doesn't compensate for the loss of a pawn. Or for having many weaknesses and a passive position, obviously :) If the position otherwise looks balanced the bishop pair might tip the scales in the long run (if you play the right moves), but if you can barely cover all your weaknesses don't expect the bishops to magically save you. ——— Numberplay: Avoiding Attack — This week we hear from the second half of the Math for Love duo, Daniel Finkel, who has composed several variations on a chess classic. If you haven’t played much chess you won’t be at a disadvantage — all you need is a little logic. And watch out for that knight! Here’s Mr. Finkel: The 8 Queens Puzzle is a classic conundrum of the chess/logic/math variety: how do you place eight queens on a chessboard so that no two queens are attacking each other? Here is one possible configuration: Today, let’s pose the question for some of the less famous chess pieces on the board. 1. (Warm-up) Place eight rooks on a chessboard without any of them attacking each other. How do you know that placing ...
Posted by eqj2 uskidscompute.com 11/28/2005 12:46:35 Play online chess	Knights Message: I would take knights over bishops any time ——— Two Big Chess Tournaments in the Two Biggest Cities — The biggest chess tournaments in the United States are usually held in places like Philadelphia and Las Vegas, not New York and Los Angeles. The reasons are cost (rents for tournament sites are higher in New York and Los Angeles) and convenience (inland chess tournaments tend to be easier to get to). Last weekend was an exception, with new top-level chess tournaments taking place in the two biggest cities. The competition in Los Angeles, at the First Metropolitan International Tournament, was slightly tougher and included Michael Adams of England, No. 28 in the world, and Loek van Wely of the Netherlands, No. 54. Adams lived up to his ranking by winning the chess tournament by ...
Posted by sahsakkchess uskidscompute.com 11/28/2005 13:05:41 Play online chess	Bishops,knights Message: Bishops are approximately equal in strength to knights. Bishops gain in relative strength towards the endgame as more and more pieces are traded, and lines open up on which they can operate. When the board is empty, a bishop can operate on both wings simultaneously, whereas a knight takes several moves to hop across. In an open endgame, a pair of bishops is decidedly superior to a bishop and a knight or two knights. A player possessing a pair of bishops has a strategic weapon in the form of a long-term threat to trade down to an advantageous endgame. On the other hand, in the early going a bishop may be hemmed in by pawns of both players, and thus be inferior to a knight which can hop over obstacles. Furthermore, on a crowded board a knight has many opportunities to fork two enemy pieces. While it is technically possible for a bishop to fork, practical opportunities are rare. You can reed more: -> mywebpages.comcast.net
Posted by bucklehead uskidscompute.com 11/28/2005 14:35:20 Play online chess	If I had my druthers... Message: ...I'd prefer to have a pair of queens.
Posted by i_play_slowly uskidscompute.com 11/29/2005 00:26:05 Play online chess	It does depend on the position, but, Message: all things being equal, there is a simple proof that 2 Bishops are stronger than two Knights: On an otherwise empty chessboard, two Bishops and a King can force checkmate; two Knights and a King can only checkmate if the opponent unwittingly cooperates. Any good book on endgames will illustrate this point. * It is often said that if you have the Bishop pair (and your opponent does not), your Bishops are worth 6.5 points.
Posted by ionadowman uskidscompute.com 12/01/2005 00:33:27 Play online chess	Well... Message: ...now, there's a thing! Check out this ending I worked out once of an idle moment... Forsyte position: 7N/p4N2/8/8/8/8/2K5/k7 White to play and win. Mate in 8, I believe... Enjoy... Ion
Posted by ionadowman uskidscompute.com 12/02/2005 03:43:18 Play online chess	I forgot to mention... Message: ...that the ending of my last is a K+2N vs K+P ending. The knights cooperate rather well, methinx. Cheers -
Posted by migchess20 uskidscompute.com 12/02/2005 06:57:33 Play online chess	Opinion Message: Considero que es mas fuerte tener un par de alfiles que un par de caballos. Si analizan algunos partidos de grandes maestros, observaran que lo primero que hacen es tratar de cambiar alguno de los alfiles, para romper el equilibrio. Tambien en los finales, cuando van alfiles de diferente color, estos logran tablas. En posiciones completamente cerradas, es entonces excelente el par de caballos. La mayoria de finales pueden observar que ninguno de losjugadores termina con el par de alfiles. La mayoria de finales son 50% de finales de torres, despues de alfil contra caballo, al menos hasta la fecha no he visto un final de un par de alfiles contra un par de caballos jugado por grandes maestros. Muchos Saludos.
Posted by ccmcacollister uskidscompute.com 12/02/2005 09:41:40 Play online chess	A pair of Message: PAwns on the 6th rank are always nice, but on the 7th a pure delight...
Posted by usethepawn uskidscompute.com 12/03/2005 17:36:07 Play online chess	Bishops Message: Can move around the board easier and make it from 1 side to the other in virtually 1 move but for knights it takes a couple. I like the knights though because you can make come nice forks! I dont know which 1 i like more though it would depend on the position i guess 1 of each maybe?
Posted by tyekanyk uskidscompute.com 12/04/2005 03:11:42 Play online chess	IMHO... Message: The pawn structure is a lot more imporatant than Bishops or Knights. If the centre is clear and there are equal pawns on both flanks, the Bishop will overpower the Knight. If the centre is fixed (White central pawn opposes Black central pawn ) the Knight is better. If there are pawns on just one side of the board the Knight will be better than the Bishop. Also as regarding to the Bishop pair the easiest way to demonstrate its efectivness is in Checkmating endgames. With two Bishops its very easy to checkmate, with a Knight and Bishop it's somewhat difficult and with two Knights it can't be done with correct play. For refference try seeing some Fischer games, or earlier Botvinnik's or if you like classics try seeing Akiba Rubinstein's endgames.
Posted by far1ey uskidscompute.com 12/05/2005 23:28:05 Play online chess	Depends.... Message: If one or both of the Bishops are aimed straight at Blacks King side in a open or semi-open position they will easily be better then two knights.(Assuming he castles there). However one thing a hate about knights is when they are protecting each other especially in the centre of the board. When that happens they can only be removed by pawns, bishops or other knights without losing material.
Posted by ionadowman uskidscompute.com 12/06/2005 12:15:13 Play online chess	Mutually protecting Knights... Message: ...form a tough nut to crack. But they also don't control many squares. Not a good attacking formation as a rule, unless one of the knights occupies a square that must hold a knight (i.e. after an exchange on that square, you maintain a knight there). Can be a useful defensive formation in some circumstances. I find I like them that way if I'm hanging on like grim death to save the game. }:-[
Posted by wolstoncroft1 uskidscompute.com 12/07/2005 17:13:13 Play online chess	Need a translator?? Message: Here is my quick translation of migchess20's mesage above in english I consider the bishop pair to be stronger than a pair of knights. If you analyze some Grandmaster games, you would see that the first thing they do is try to change something in reguards the the bishops, in order to break the equilibrium. Also in Endgame's, when there are bishops of opposite colors, these games end in draws. If in a completely closed position, then a pair of knights is excellent. You can see that in the majority of endgames neither player ends up with a bishop pair. The majority of Endgames are 50% rook endgames, followed by a bishop versus knight. I at least have yet to see an endgame with a bishop pair versus a knight pair played by grandmasters. To all my very best The above was a translation of the earlier post in spanish I would like to add that you can achieve mate with two bishops against a king but not with two knights unless there is other material on the board.... I have read from many different authors that the bishop pair is a major consideration at the grandmaster level in as far as deciding exchanges and that the bishop pair is stronger especially as the game opens. Closed games the knight is definately better. But most chess authors rate the knight as 3 and the bishop and 3.25 including Bobby Fischer in his book 'Boby Fischer Teaches Chess' so having two bishops against two knights would give you a half pawn advantage plus the fact that in one of a thousand games you may find a way to mate with them..lol Good luck Keep the bishops unless you dont want to lose the tempo
Posted by ionadowman uskidscompute.com 12/09/2005 03:02:26 Play online chess	Knights and Bishops... Message: ...It seems to me that knights cooperate better with pieces other than knights, unlike the others, which cooperate better with each other. E.g. Q+N is considered (broadly speaking) slightly stronger than Q+B in an endgame; and a N+RP will win where a RP+wrong bishop won't. On the other hand, a K+B+N vs K is a lot tougher to win than K+2B vs K. Ideas?
Posted by loreta uskidscompute.com 12/30/2005 06:59:30 Play online chess	Knights pair Message: My game has 2 K "advantage" board #3562260 No comments on this game, please - it's in progress, yet.