Which would be stronger to win the game? And what are the possible scenarios?
2007-09-15 22:45:35 · 14 answers · asked by kc_muzik 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Board Games
It's mostly be a draw. Even if you lost your Knight or Bishop and your opponent lost no piece, your opponent may not be able to checkmate you (King can't be next to King). Think about it, íf you're smart enough, you'll keep running away!
One time, I was playing chess to this really good player and he had a Rook and King, and I had a Knight and a King (yes it's coincident), I kept running away until we agree to call it a draw.
2007-09-16 09:40:47 · answer #1 · answered by Darkray 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read most of the other answers (I'm lazy and don't want to be repetitive) and they pretty much all say what a decent chess book would say. In my opinion, the real factor of importance is the players not the pieces. Neither player has a lot to work with and the game will most likely end in a draw. I've played chess since I was a boy (longer than I like admitting) and I'm no master, but I'm alright and in my experience if a game gets to this point, neither player is going to set the world on fire so the chance of a mistake that could actually produce a winner before a draw is a realistic possibility. On paper, the bishop is stronger than the knight but I believe the determining factor will be the skill of the two players, and as I said if they're down to this point, either of them is quite capable of a fatal error.
2007-09-18 04:17:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As the other answers indicate, if there is no other material on the board except K+B and K+N, then the position is an easy draw. It is possible to set up a mating position (for example: White K at a6, White N at b6, Black K at a8, Black B at b8), but such a position is easy for Black to avoid.
With an equal number of pawns on the board, the position might favor either the side with the N or B. It all depends on the exact position. In general, the Bishop will be stronger if there are pawns on both sides of the board, since it has more mobility. But the Knight might be stronger if the side with the Bishop has all its pawns fixed on the same color squares as the Bishop. That type of configuration limits the scope of the Bishop and allows the opposing King and Knight to infiltrate the position on the other colored squares, which the Bishop can't attack.
2007-09-16 07:13:22 · answer #3 · answered by zygote222 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I cannot provide any scenarios, however King+Bishop is a stronger combination. The reason why is because you can cover more space with a Bishop, and it would easier to lock an opponent in a corner with a Bishop and a King then chasing an opponent around the board with a knight due to their limited movements.
2007-09-15 22:50:59 · answer #4 · answered by matt q 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Such scenarios end up in drawn games. You can't win a game with just a King + Knight or King + Bishop.
2007-09-16 02:15:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Different sources state that 33 or 34 moves is the maximum required from any position with best play. I think that 33 is correct. May need computer analysis to settle it. It is not the most difficult knight ending by the way. King & 2 knights versus King & lone pawn endings have been known to take as many as 125 moves to mate.
2016-05-20 23:31:40 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It also technically is possible for the Bishop to win: White--K on f7, B on g7; Black--K on h8, Kt on h7. Such a checkmate though (like the one with the Knight mentioned by an earlier poster) is exceedingly unlikely to occur in real play, and can never be forced.
2007-09-16 13:53:23 · answer #7 · answered by Omar Cayenne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Draw. both sides lack mating material.
K+R
K+Q
K+B+B
sometimes K+N+B
and if the lone king is real stupid K+N+N
Of course adding a pawn to any of those adds an ebyonic queen. Although the sudden abilkity to "lose" a tempo is crucial for the K+N+N.
2007-09-16 00:58:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
minimum u need to win the game in addition to the king are (N = knight):
Q
R
may be possible, but I haven't put these combos to test
B+B
N+B
N+N
with pawns being potential queens, from experience, I know if both sides make the best possible moves, it's impossible to get rook's pawn to promotion. If you get lucky and your opponent messes up, you get a queen. Else, it forces a stalemate. Bishop's pawns will work, and probably ideal since King's and Queen's pawns tend to get captured more frequently. Not sure about knight's and center pawns, but i think they work as well
2007-09-17 11:07:07 · answer #9 · answered by ackmondual 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The bishop is stronger, but neither are strong enuff to win a game.
~Cindy! :)
2007-09-16 04:44:19 · answer #10 · answered by ♛ CindyBradyTooh ♛ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋