Which would be stronger, a chess side with a back row of all rooks or a chess side with a back row of all bishops
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Huh, I always thought Knights and bishops were equal, with bishops were better early game (before you lose one) and knights better late game (after you lose a Bishop)
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The 3.5 thing is a way of expressing the fact that it's 3 by itself and 7 in a pair Two bishops are better than two knights, but one knight and one bishop are about the same
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The 0.5 is kind of a whole is more than the sum of its parts thing When you have both bishops, one on the light and one on the dark squares, they cover the whole board, and that's worth 7 points One bishop by itself rounds down to 3 points
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It's less valuable than it was as half of a pair, because the king can hide on the other color of squares and be permanently safe from it
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