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Posted by far1ey
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4/29/2006
01:03:06

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Subject: White squared Bishop or Black squared bishop?

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Simple question, for white, is the White squared bishop more useful or the blacksquared bishop. I know this depends on the opening used but if asked to chose a favorite bishop which one would it be?

Posted by alberlie
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4/29/2006
01:54:05

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without a certain opening in mind, both are worth exactly the same. In the Ruy I like my light squared bishop very much, against the Sicilian I part with it regularily on move 3 or four (Bb5(+) whenever possible) - so that question can't be answered without reference to the opening you have in mind.

Posted by far1ey
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4/29/2006
02:59:49

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Changes

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I'll change the question then, if you are playing BLACK without any knowledge about what opening is coming, which bishop is better?

Posted by ccmcacollister
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4/29/2006
04:24:49

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hmmm ...

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Can i answer a different question then?! :)
But I think it might bear upon those asked.
If you are BL, then I believe that WT's wt sq Bishop is more likely to cause you danger early in the opening. Especially from c4,d3 or e2, but also from g2 in a fianchetto KI line.
The BL Bishop may take more time to become dangerous to you. If it does so early, most likely from pinning a piece upon f6. So you'd watch for that.
Being called away at the moment. Bye for now. }8-)


Posted by mean_guy183
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4/29/2006
11:30:32

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o.0

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LOL I never thought about differentiating betwenn the bishops

Posted by magna68
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5/05/2006
11:28:58

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Just keep in mind that..

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"He that honoureth the bishop is honoured of God; he that doeth aught without the knowledge of the bishop rendereth service to the devil" — Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnans 9:1
:-)


Posted by ionadowman
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5/05/2006
13:40:38

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Well...

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...He would say that, wouldn't he.
:-/


Posted by paranoidyoshi
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5/07/2006
14:57:54

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for me...

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...i'm a Giuoco Piano player. i love my white bishop dearly as white. as black, however, i like to
play Anti-Torre and Dutch, and adore my white bishop there. so in both cases, go white bishops!


Posted by coyotefan
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5/07/2006
17:21:26

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Me

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I like green colored bishops. Guess that explains my losing streak:)




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