Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 18:34:46 09/29/98
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On September 29, 1998 at 01:03:13, Serge Desmarais wrote: >It is interesting, what you say about the bishop being stronger than the knight >when there are pawns on both wings. J.R. Capablanca says just the same in >discussing the respective merits of the bishops and knights. (in Chess >Fundamentals). He also says that the bishop's advantage is even greater when the >pawn masses facing each others are not symetric (e.g. White has 3 pawns on the >Q-side and 2 on the K-side while for black it is the reverse). He shows several >simple positions, saying that in a dyssymetrical position, it would be tough for >the knight to draw. > > > >Serge Desmarais > I have been watching since I added this and have already seen a couple of games where it made a difference. the idea seems sound...
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