Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 11:09:08 06/10/98
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On June 10, 1998 at 12:59:52, Johanes Suhardjo wrote: >Is a bad bishop only the one behind the pawns with the same square >color? Is the one in front of the pawns not bad? This is an extremely hard question. A bad bishop is a bishop that can't participate fully, because of the pawn structure, usually your own pawns and not the opponent's. I have seen a bishop be bad because exactly one friendly pawn is inhibiting the bishop. I have seen bishops that are excellent even though many friendly pawns are on its color, this is usually the bishop in front of the pawns case you mention. I think that this is one area where humans have put a label on something without really having a firm definition of what they are describing. There are cases where a human would say, "that bishop is bad", but you can make minor changes to the pawn structure, the bishop's location, the other minor pieces on the board, or the general tactical situation, and the bishop suddenly becomes a monster. bruce
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