Which is better, the light squared bishop or the dark squared bishop?

Neither bishop is inherently better than the other. Depending on your choice of opening, white’s dark-squared bishop can be far more valuable to him. White’s light (king’s) squared bishop stands on squares of the color occupied by the enemy king. This is true of his initial position, e8, and his likely castled positions, mostly g8, occasionally c8.

What does the light squared bishop do in RuneScape?

Also, the light squared bishop attacks important squares around the enemy king. This includes f7 and d7 for both the original and castled positions (on the king and queen side respectively) plus h7 (king’s side castling), or b7 (queen’s side castling).

Where does the white bishop stand in chess?

White’s light (king’s) squared bishop stands on squares of the color occupied by the enemy king. This is true of his initial position, e8, and his likely castled positions, mostly g8, occasionally c8.

Why is the white bishop considered more valuable?

Because of this, if you are trying to attack the king, the white bishop can often be more valuable. Perhaps someone else can add some more deeper reasons, but this has been my experience. Added: Also worth noting, attacks on h7 can often threaten mate, another white square.

What happens if the bishops are on the same color?

In most other endings, a two pawn advantage is usually an easy win. For example, if the bishops were on the same color, 90% of the positions would be wins. There are three general cases, depending on the two pawns.

Where does a bishop sit on a chess board?

It is a method of developing a bishop on b2 or g2 (for white) or b7 or g7 (for black) so that it sits on the longest diagonal from corner to corner, and fires right across the centre of the board. Here is an example – in this position, black has developed the dark squared bishop with a fianchetto on g7:

Which is the best bishop in black chess?

The same question applies to Black where the dark-squared bishop is considered Black’s best bishop. This was from the book “Logical Chess Move by Move” by Irving Chernev where he quotes Siegbert Tarrasch as saying the King’s Bishop is the greatest attacking piece, so I guess it does pertain to mainly one player with one school of thought.