Bishop and knight trade for rook?

Is it a good to trade a rook for a knight and a bishop. The computer used it against me in hard mode, but I don't know if I would do it myself in a game. Thoughts?

Yes, in most positions 2 minor pieces are stronger than one rook .

Position, position and position.

But usually one if you trade your rook for an opponent's bishop and knight, I'd take the two minor pieces in general. But usually there's a pawn that comes with the rook, so if you add the pawn in the bargain it really depends on the position.

I would almost always give up a rook to win a bishop and knight.

Here's the points that pieces are worth

pawn=1, knight/bishop=3 rook=5 queen=9

 2 knights are better than a rook in early game and middle game but it is better to have a rook in end game only if there are not a lot of pawns

 2 knights are better than a rook in early game and middle game but it is better to have a rook in end game only if there are not a lot of pawns

In the case of Rook vs Bishop & Knight with equal pawns though, even in the endgame the minor pieces usually do better. Flear did a survey in "Practical Endgame Play" showing the rook winning 0, drawing 10, and losing 22 games.

I'm mixed.  I feel it all depends on the position.  Often times there's another factor in these trades...like strong attack/what have you. 

The one game I did trade bishop and knight for rook, I ended up winning!
(not saying that's a good enough reason why to do it)

3+3>5

2 pieces are better than one. It's double the pleasure and triple the fun.

If you count like Yusupov, it is even a better deal, 4.5 for the rook vs 6 for the minor pieces. In fact, it is often worth giving up a Rook and a pawn to capture the two minor pieces. (4.5 + 1 vs 3 + 3).

That said, it really depends heavily on the position. If your rook is active and you are capturing a bad bishop, the side losing the two minor pieces may be quite happy with the trade.

In the early game where your opponent is gunning for your f7 square with both a bishop and a knight, after castling you're basically trading two active pieces for a semi-active one. I think you could come up with a nice counterattack following that with active pieces.

Traditionally, a rook is worth 5 points, and a knight and bishop are worth 3 points. So you gain 1 point worth of material by this trade.

In practice, though, it's a questionable trade, because it's a lot easier to force checkmate with a rook than with a bishop and a knight. The rook, therefore, is vastly easier to put to effective use.

A lot, of course, depends on when this is happening in the game, and what kind of position there is.

I’d trade my rook.

You can see how it played out in my favor in this game. Even ignoring my opponent’s late game blunder, I had him on the ropes from that point on. 

[Site "Chess.com iPhone"]
[Date "10/15/2021 08:45AM"]
[FEN rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1]
[White "OverseasTeacher21"]
[Black "Pijounta"]
[Result "OverseasTeacher21 wins by Resignation"]
[WhiteElo "1210"]
[BlackElo "1214"]

1.e4 {9:49} e5 {9:57} 2.Nf3 {9:47} Nc6 {9:56} 3.Be2 {9:40} Nf6 {9:54} 4.Nc3 {9:32} Bc5 {9:50} 5.O-O {9:29} Ng4 {9:49} 6.d3 {9:08} Bxf2+ {9:42} 7.Rxf2 {9:06} Nxf2 {9:41} 8.Kxf2 {9:06} O-O {9:40} 9.Be3 {8:55} d5 {9:34} 10.Nxd5 {8:52} Ne7 {9:05} 11.Nc3 {8:45} Ng6 {9:02} 12.d4 {8:35} Nf4 {8:57} 13.Nxe5 {8:26} Qf6 {8:45} 14.Nf3 {8:17} Nxe2 {8:42} 15.Qxe2 {8:15} Bg4 {8:41} 16.h3 {8:13} Bxf3 {8:39} 17.Qxf3 {8:12} Qb6 {8:32} 18.b3 {8:03} Qc6 {8:27} 19.Bd2 {7:56} Rad8 {8:23} 20.d5 {7:53} Qc5+ {8:21} 21.Qe3 {7:48} Qd6 {8:11} 22.Qxa7 {7:45} f5 {8:05} 23.Qxb7 {7:36} fxe4+ {8:03} 24.Kg1 {7:00} Qc5+ {7:56} 25.Kh1 {6:52} Rxd5 {7:55} 26.Nxd5 {6:50} Qxc2 {7:51} 27.Ne7+ {6:42} Kh8 {7:49} 28.Bb4 {6:25} Rg8 {7:29} {OverseasTeacher21 wins by Resignation}

I can't see.