Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 06:38:25 08/18/98
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On August 17, 1998 at 19:46:01, Robert Hyatt wrote: > Don said: > >>I also do not believe 2 bishops = 2 knights + 1 pawn but a couple >>of strong players (much stronger than me) have told me this was >>not unreasonable. >> >>- Don > >I don't believe this either. In some cases, yes... but with all pawns >on the same side, the two knights can actually be better, since they can >gang up on a single weak pawn while two bishops can't... Another thing I've read is that if you have the bishop pair, you shouldn't give it up just to win a pawn. Not quite the same as what Don said. bruce
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