The advantage of the two bishops (when facing a bishop and knight or two knights) is a favorite of many masters. When working together, the two bishops can really dominate the chessboard.
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[Event "rated untimed match"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Unknown"] [Black "Unknown458"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "David Hayes"] [BlackElo "0"] [FEN "2k1rq1r/ppp2pnp/8/4nN2/PPB5/2P2Q2/6p1/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] 1. Rxe5 Rxe5 2. Ba6 Re1+ 3. Rxe1 bxa6 4. Qa8+ Kd7 5. Qd5+ Kc8 6. Ne7+ Kb8 7. Nc6+ Kc8 8. Re7 Ne6 9. Ne5 Qxe7 10. Qa8# 1-0