Without thinking about it too much... are you a bishop or a knight person?

[Nick Burrows]

Fischer played the Exchange Ruy Lopez regularly, but also liked his Bishops more generally.

Proves my point

[MSoszynski]

Bishop-answering people will be prejudiced according to colour, confining themselves to half the board.
On the other hand, Knight-answering people will have thought about the question too much, again prejudicing the results.

[Carl Hibbard]

I guess that finishes that debate, Nick

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[NickFaulks]

Proves my point

What point was that?

[Matt George]

I like my own bishops but despise my opponent's knights ...

[Derek Sinclair]

what is better, bishop takes knight or knight takes bishop?

[Nick Burrows]

I guess that finishes that debate, Nick

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[Roland Kensdale]

Knight circuits can be difficult to follow.

From the endgame KB+P v K doesn't always win, while KN+P does, but 2 knights alone can't force checkmate.

I prefer Bishops unless I've just caught my opponent in a knight fork.

[Nick Ivell]

My guess is that every strong player prefers bishops to knights.

Vishy included.

[Keith Arkell]

Larsen preferred Knights. I would guess that Jon Speelman does too.

For me Bishops.

[Geoff Chandler]

Knights.

...but 2 knights alone can't force checkmate.

Neither can two Bishops.
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[Joey Stewart]

I think I'm more of a knight person, even though the bishop can overpower it in a lot of positions the knight generally creates the best tactics

[Andrew Smith]

Adding up the straight forward replies that declare a preference, that's 6-6 so far - surprisingly even to me. My prediction of 75% - 25% in favour of Bishops is well wide of the mark !

[Matt Mackenzie]

Larsen Preferred Knights. I would guess that Jon Speelman does too.

For me Bishops.

And in ancient times, Chigorin was majorly pro-Knight.

[LawrenceCooper]

My guess is that every strong player prefers bishops to knights.

Vishy included.

I don't get that impression, although the bishop pair does seem to be a popular preference. I've seen plenty of top players with white play into the Berlin endgame or play the Nimzo as black (which white seems to avoid at a high level) to get the impression that it all depends on the position.