"Good Knight vs. Bad Bishop: How to Convert Your Advantage"

[@Mnorris94]

Thank you for looking at the game. Not my finest moment by far, but somewhat of a recurring theme in games where i have a positional edge.

[@althompson3085]

"Can you explain why?" Toughest question in chess. Note: the importance of developing a plan and then quickly moving toward it.

[@shlomi5044]

It's unfortunate he didn't win. He played very well👍. I think what characterized his play was his need to react instead of waiting when tension arose between the pieces. In other words, in some cases I think, he should have allowed his opponent to capture his piece and then continue from there, rather than helping his opponent connect their pawns by capturing.

[@davidusa22]

Great video!!

[@skhoosy]

I played an OTB classical game today, and had this problem. Finding a way to convert an advantage when you know it's there but it's not clear is so annoying. In the end a devastating loss for me

[@cafecubita]

The takeaways seem to be that the N had to be in contact with d4 instead of 2 moves away in order to be ready to occupy it if there was some trade on d4 (or it became vacant) and that later a5 was necessary to carve out the c5 (dark) square for the K, which would have been game over for White with their LSB.

[@doctorh1llbilly]

Very instuctive! I end up on the wrong side of bad bishop / good knight far too often.

[@girator2010]

In this endgame there was a need for squematic thinking in order to have good plans. Coach was speechless 😉with such poor endgame technique

[@robinesperoza]

The plot was lost after ..f6, rather than completely the knight manouvre. This is the original mistake that led to the entire game untangling.

[@williamblake7386]

It feels to me that in pawn endings knight is usually better than bishop. And it's the easiest endgame of all. (2k+ mmr)

[@TravelingMooseMedia]

?? No. If pawns are on both sides it’s way easier with bishop. Especially with unbalanced structure. Read The Amateurs Mind: turning Chess Misconceptions into Chess Mastery. Jeremy Silman will fix this incorrect thinking you have in the first chapter.

[@williamblake7386]

@@TravelingMooseMedia I said pawn endings, not knight/bishop endings. 5+ pawns, not one on one side and other on the other side. To me, it's easier to block the bishop than the knight and also just be sure that your pawns are on the right squares before you trade into this 5+ pawns and a knight vs 5+pawns and a bishop.

[@myhatmygandhi6217]

​@@williamblake7386you said in pawn endings knights are usually better than bishops, sometimes this is true but more often than not bishops dominate.

[@TravelingMooseMedia]

@ a pawn ending is a pawn ending. A bishop/knight ending includes pawns… or else it would be a draw obviously. The bishop side has more opportunities to win this than the knight, therefor it is easier. Also, I could just as easily say to restrict the knight with the pawns and bishop and walk the king up. I could just as easily say restrict the knight, leading to your pawns being on the wrong squares or zugzwang. I’m talking about 1-8 pawns, doesn’t matter

[@althompson3085]

Sometimes, bishop may be better with pawns on both sides of the board.