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2. The exchange (chess) - Wikipedia

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   Traditional chess theory espoused by masters such as Wilhelm Steinitz and Siegbert Tarrasch puts more value on the bishop than the knight. In contrast, the hypermodern school favored the knight over the bishop. Modern theory is that it depends on the position, but that there are more positions where the bishop is better than where the knight is ...

3. Bishop and knight checkmate - Wikipedia

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   Quickest is to continue the W manoeuvre with Ne5, but White plans to control g8 with knight instead of bishop, which is three moves slower. 98... Kf8 99. Nh6 Ke8. Now 100.Be6 would seal the king behind the a2–g8 diagonal. White has time to relocate the knight to d3 reaching Delétang's first net. 100. Nf7. White instead abandons the idea. 100 ...

4. Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation - Wikipedia

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   On 7.dxe5 Qxd1 8.Rxd1 fxe5, White cannot take the e5-pawn with the knight because the knight is pinned by the bishop. Multiple trades have occurred, however, bringing the position closer to an endgame, which is beneficial for White, who has the better pawn structure.

5. Pawnless chess endgame - Wikipedia

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   Rook, bishop, and knight versus rook and bishop – good winning chances, probably a win if the bishops are on opposite colors; Rook, bishop, and knight versus rook and knight – thought to be a win. [104] Later tablebase analysis confirmed that rook and two minor pieces versus rook and one minor piece is a general win. [65]

6. Checkmate pattern - Wikipedia

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   The bishop and knight mate is one of the four basic checkmates and occurs when the king works together with a bishop and knight to force the opponent king to the corner of the board. The bishop and knight endgame can be difficult to master: some positions may require up to 34 moves of perfect play before checkmate can be delivered.

7. Fianchetto - Wikipedia

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   In chess, the fianchetto (English: / ˌ f i ə n ˈ k ɛ t oʊ / or / ˌ f i ə n ˈ tʃ ɛ t oʊ /; [1] Italian: [fjaŋˈketto] "little flank") is a pattern of development wherein a bishop is developed to the second rank of the adjacent b- or g-file, the knight pawn having been moved one or two squares forward.

8. How did legendary Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight fare in games ...

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   Ted’s teams 1-4 versus Knight’s Hoosiers. Knight’s Hoosiers played KU five times in the Ted Owens era. Indiana went 4-1 in those games. Indiana defeated KU, 59-56, on Dec. 6, 1971, in ...

9. Opposite-colored bishops endgame - Wikipedia

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   Two bishop pawns normally win; With a knight pawn and a central pawn the position is usually a draw, but there are winning chances if the knight pawn is not far advanced and the attacking bishop controls its promotion square; with a rook pawn and a central pawn the endgame is a draw; If the pawns are separated by three files: