Bishop against knight is the eternal argument between the two minor pieces. Which is stronger depends on the position: the bishop likes open diagonals and play on both wings, the knight likes closed positions and outposts. Black is a pawn up here, but White is to move and holds the draw (per the tablebases).
White has the king on b8 and the bishop on e7 against the king on f2, the knight on c3 and the pawn on f3. Despite Black's extra pawn, the bishop takes control of the queening square along its diagonal in time, and the pawn cannot be pushed through.
This ending shows that an extra pawn does not always settle matters: a long-range bishop copes well with a passed pawn. In open positions with pawns on both wings the bishop is usually a shade stronger than the knight.
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