Beginner's Chess

Having both bishops is probably stronger than having both knights because the bishops can essentially patrol all diagonals as long as they're both out there. ALWAYS exchange a bad bishop for a knight. By bad bishop I mean a bishop that may cover predominantly black squares when your opponent has virtually all of his pawns on white squares. I would say that without a doubt I would sacrifice both a knight a bishop to take someone's queen. If you believe in the point value system they disperse like this: 1 - pawn 3 - knight 3 - bishop 5 - rook 9 - queen This would make a case for exchanged both a rook and a night or bishop for a queen and I'm a little more skeptical there as it depends on the situation and the pieces on the board. I wouldn't apply that as a rule of thumb for anytime. Finally, I ALWAYS castle relatively early. It's a mainstay when I'm playing. I think it's USUALLY beneficial to castle unless your attack is so potent it is almost assuring you a victory. Hope this helps and sheds a little light on your problem. Best of luck to you.

I love playing chess but perhaps I'm not that experienced one that you are talking about. Anyways I do know a some basic theory, Tactics and strategies of plying chess takes time and mastery.:) Try building your position - moving your knight first before your bishop- most likely you will successfully build pressure at the center..in this way. Take care of all your pawn dont waste them without an exchange.. hope this help