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 "Unknown063"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "2k4r/1pp5/p2b2pN/6B1/3Pr1n1/8/PP3PPP/1R3RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. Nxg4 ( { White can try: } 1. f3 Bxh2+ 2. Kh1 Bf4 3. Bxf4 ( 3. fxe4 Bxg5 4. g3 Rxh6+ 5. Kg2 Ne3+ 6. Kf3 Nxf1 7. Rxf1 { Black wins with a large material
advantage. } ) 3... Rxf4 4. fxg4 Rxh6+ 5. Kg1 Rxg4 { Draw. } ) 1... Rxg4 2. f4 ( { White can
try: } 2. Bf6 Bxh2+ 3. Kh1 Rh7 4. f3 Bf4+ 5. Kg1 Be3+ 6. Rf2 Rf4 7. Be5 Rfh4 8. Kf1 Rh1+ 9. Ke2 Bxf2 10. Rxh1 Rxh1 11. Kxf2 c6 { Black wins with a large
material advantage. } ) ( { White can also try: } 2. h4 Rxg5 3. hxg5 Bh2+ 4. Kh1 Bf4+ 5. Kg1 Bh2+ 6. Kh1 Bf4+ { Draw by repetition of position. } ) 2... Rxg5 3. fxg5 Bxh2+ 4. Kf2 { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0