Which piece is the best: Knight or bishop?

Please leave your opinion here :) thanks

I say it all depends on the game u are playing. if it's an open game where the bishop has alot of mobility then the bishop is better.and if it is a closed game where the pawns are locked then ur knight is the piece to have.

It really does depend on the situation, and also sometimes on preference. For me, I like the knights, I like their ability to defend a piece/square while still being able to remain out of the line-of-fire, so to speak. But your style may dictate more use of your bishops.

Look at all these :

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Nice links TalFan, I remember these forum threads are long.  In the average position, I prefer the bishop.

Baseballfan wrote: It really does depend on the situation, and also sometimes on preference. For me, I like the knights, I like their ability to defend a piece/square while still being able to remain out of the line-of-fire, so to speak. But your style may dictate more use of your bishops.

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 I mainly agree with Baseballfan & sniperghost360, but I would say at the beginning the knight would be better & at the middle and end the bishop isin a better position to attack. For example;

well in the beggining game the night is better as the game goes on the bishop gets more power to roam

it deffinatly depends on the position, but i tend to value the bishop a bit more since i like open games

Depends on the situation.

A good player (of which I myself am not) would use all their pieces as a cohesive, strategic unit, and not have a real preference for one over the other.

 

That said.. I like rooks. 

i agree with just about everyone here.

a knight individually could be considered better. however two bishops paired can be very powerfull.

A good player (of which I myself am not) would use all their pieces as a cohesive, strategic unit, and not have a real preference for one over the other.

 

That said.. I like rooks. 

sniperghost360 wrote:

I say it all depends on the game u are playing. if it's an open game where the bishop has alot of mobility then the bishop is better.and if it is a closed game where the pawns are locked then ur knight is the piece to have.

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 Not to mention endgame possibilities too!

In anycase, you need to decide on the given position which is better or worse. 

Nice example Joe14.

Bishop is generally better 60%  of the time, knight is better 40% of the time.

A bishop is better in an open game, the knight in a closed game

A well developed knight is worth far more

A bad bishop is worth far less 

Bishops are less effective after one bishop dies. 

In endgames the bishop tends to be better again due to mobility. 

I think it depends on the situation.  The bishop is a long range weapon.  the knight is a tricky nearby weapon. 

First off, you need clarity in your question. Better is a subjective term. The pieces all have varience of power, depending on the dynamics on the board. If it is a closed position, this tends to favor the knights as the long range power (the bishops trump), is lessened. But we must also take into consideration the idea that an open game is nigh impossible to make closed, therefore mathmatically, the bishop will tend to have more opportunities to display its power. Most important for our chess growth though, is to drop focus on chess pieces, and start taking in the chess whole. We want to strive to make all of our pieces exert their maximum potential for the given position. As we get higher and higher in chess, you will find that your worst piece will be your best piece. If you have a tragic piece, then you have a tragic game. You want to build up all of your pieces, to place them where they can 'become'. It is much like fighting. You want to place your fist on his chin! If you overreach and put your fist past his ear, or you're constantly dropping your hands to protect your sore ribs (weak pawn, square etc), then BING!!!! Down you go! So, don't worry so much about better than this, better than that. Make each piece the best that IT can be.

It depends either if it  is a middilgame or a endgame or opening.

In most positions bishop gets better but as the game goes on the knight turns worse but i also like knights forking ability