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 "Unknown265"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "David Hayes"] [BlackElo "0"] [FEN "r1bq1rk1/p5p1/2P1ppn1/P3P2p/2QP4/5N2/5PPP/1R3RK1 w - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] 1. Rb8 Rxb8 2. c7 Rb4 3. cxd8=Q Rxc4 4. Qd6 fxe5 5. Nxe5 Nxe5 6. dxe5 { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0