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scrname 27-Feb-12, 20:03 |
 sacrificing bishop to take knight early in game.white and I move Nf3 and black moves Bg4 pinning my knight to my queen, assuming the kings pawn was moved to e4. They then will take my knight with the bishop with Bxf3. This seems like a waste because I don't see anything being gained because I will just take there bishop with Qxf3. Am I right or is there an advantage to sacrificing blacks bishop? |
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blake78613 28-Feb-12, 05:12 |
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rockall 28-Feb-12, 08:05 |
@scrname "tricky" moves of knights. They would be much better off to study the knight and become comfortable with it, because as Blake points out, and as you seem to understand already, the wisdom of this exchange depends on the position. Making an early exchange of bishop for knight is sometimes disadvantageous because having a pair of bishops is often better than having a bishop and a knight; especially in an open position where well positioned bishops can work together. You may want to take a look at this analysis by Grandmaster Larry Kaufman - home.comcast.net One minor tip to help beginners become more comfortable with knights: Notice that a knight on a white square always moves to a black square, and a knight on a black square always moves to a white square. I know it is simple, and obvious as soon as you think about it, but it seems to be a useful piece of information to explicitly recognize. |
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my two cents worth - when your opponent has already castled and chasing your bishop away with h6 and g5 would create a weaknesses in the pawn structure protecting the king. - when you plan to meet h6 by retreating the bishop on the c1-g5 diagonal, the pawn on h6 becomes a potential target later. - when you have a rook on h1, enabling h6 to be met by h4, if you sacrificed the piece. it would leave the king vulnerable to a mating attack down the newly opened h-file. info from BETTER CHESS by William Hartston (a cheap but good book on chess) Concerning the knight, one good rule of thumb is to leave potential pieces that could be forked by the knight, on different coloured squares. Knight forks are then impossible. hope this helps |
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blake78613 28-Feb-12, 12:04 |
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baronderkilt 11-Mar-12, 07:37 |
I found a good practice exercise ... K+R vs K+R+N . You really learn something after 8 hours of this~! (preferably not in the next to last round of a tournament again, with no adjournment possible ) |
