«A pair of active bishops is frequently adequate compensation for a pawn - or even the exchange in a middlegame position»
«Adding the better cooperation of the rook with the bishops, many Soviet theoreticians believed that, in active positions, rook and two bishops outperform two rooks and a knight.»
The last quip make totally sense in this position. So it looks like the Soviet masters were right. In active positions with no outpost for the knight, a pair of active bishops can compensate for the loss of the exchange. Phenomenal.
«Adding the better cooperation of the rook with the bishops, many Soviet theoreticians believed that, in active positions, rook and two bishops outperform two rooks and a knight.»
The last quip make totally sense in this position. So it looks like the Soviet masters were right. In active positions with no outpost for the knight, a pair of active bishops can compensate for the loss of the exchange. Phenomenal.