Does two bishops wins against a knight?

Question

Does two bishops wins against a knight?

Answer 1

Yes, deffinately, depending on your strategy....

Answer 2

Yes. But you need strategy: When the knight it's on (e.g.) the 8th line, with the one bishop you will "capture" all the squares that the knight can go, and with the other you will attack the knight in your next move (if the knight is at d8, you will bring your bishop at d5).

Answer 3

I find the bishop is more valuable than the knight because it can dominate more spces and move and kill very smothly

Answer 4

bar exceptional starting positions yes- it's known as the Horwitz position which used to be considered drawn(eg Reuben Fine Basic Chess Endings).  Computer analysis has changed all that.  You wouldn't make sense of the longest line unless you were a computer yourself You can see a review of a revised Basic Chess Endings here which tells you why it had to be revised

http://www.jeremysilman.com/book_reviews...

Answer 5

ummmmmmmm depends on how you play... no piece is a guaranteed win..

Answer 6

With no pawns, no.

With pawns yes.

Answer 7

Actually I don't think so I'm not sure its possible to trap a knight by using two bishops, since even when the knight is in a corner it can always choose at least 2 places, a bishop would need to get close to block off both paths which can be done since they both fall along the same diagonal path... even an edge all four paths may be blocked by a single bishop... however, note there must be at least two kings on the board as well, assuming your playing chess... so the player can choose to move a king instead of their knight... (unless that would result in checkmate of course)

Which suggests it would only take a single bishop to "trap" a knight, provided its on a corner or an edge... and that the bishop is able to be placed in position...

If not in a corner or edge it would take two bishops... as you suggest... leaving the knight nowhere to move that doesn't open it to being taken, however, again the knight may choose not to move... and remains perfectly safe from both bishops if it doesn't make a move... (I suggest a Queen or a Rook to supplement the two bishops, although ironically even a pawn could be used for this but since the knight is already at risk, its likely the owner would choose to capture the pawn, since the knight is going to be captured either way!)

Of course it generally is better to have two pieces instead of one, and diagonal moves are often slightly harder to spot (or easier to overlook?) than straight ones especially if there are many more pieces on the board, but its not like a knight moves strictly straight either (since its an L shape move).

I hope this helps answer your question...

Answer 8

are talking about chess?

Answer 9

yes off course.even 1 bishop can win against a knight.

Answer 10

If its a king + 2 bishops against a king + knight, it's a draw.

(Unless of course you able to take the knight for free, then it's just a king + 2 bishops against a king)

Answer 11

What? What are you talking about? You can't move two pieces at once. Even if you could, it all depends on the player.

Answer 12

Depends if one of the bishops moves upon the Knight.

Answer 13

maybe

Answer 14

its depend on u