Sacrifice - Bishop for A Knight

Let's say I'm against an opponent. We got the same pieces left. Each 2 bishops and a Knight.

It comes down to '' Just for Grabs'' ,piece takes piece. What would you say would be the best standing:

2 bishops Or 1 bishop & 1 Knight?

Are there any pawns? If not then it doesn't matter (it's a dead draw). If there are then generally the 2 bishops are better in an endgame.

There are 4 pawns each and we both got a queen (:

It's against the rules to ask about games in progress, but you aren't playing any so I'll assume this is a general question about chess.

It entirely depends on the position. In the case you are describing, for example, are the four pawns all on one side or are there two on one, two on the other? If pawns are split across both sides the two bishops will tend to have an edge due to their long-reaching abilities.

In general there is no solid rule but early on, two bishops can be said to have a small advantage over bishop+knight on average.

why is this blog called 'sacrifice'?

Sacrificing Bishop or Knight

Elizabeth

A sacrifice is where you willingly lose material for for no equal compensation in terms of pieces. So losing a pawn for nothing; or losing a knight for a pawn; or losing a rook for a piece (N or B); or losing a Queen for a piece is a "sacrifice".

Exchanging a knight for a Bishop is considered an equal exchange of pieces, so is not a sacrifice.

Happy now