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  • There have been slightly varying opinions over the years of the value of chess pieces in introductions to general chess books and chess rule books. I will show you the lists I have seen. I have my own opinion on how much pieces are worth, but but varying chess authors have different values but they are slight. I am interested in what you think the values of each piece are that you would put in the introduction to a chess book. Original list that I have seen: Queen=9 points; Rook=5 points; Bishop=3 points; Knight=3 points; Pawn=1 point; King=Invaluable. A list I later saw: Queen=10 points (author claiming a Queen is equal to 2 Rooks); Rook=5 points; Bishop=3.5 points (author claming Bishop is faster than Knight so worth more); Knight=3 points; Pawn=1 point; King=Invaluable. Yet another list: Queen=10 points; Rook=5 points; Bishop=4 points (author claiming Bishop is not only faster than Knight, but 2 Bishops and a lone King can force a checkmate against a lone King, where 2 Knights and a lone King cannot, therefore Bishop is worth a whole point more than Knight); Knight=3 points; Pawn=1 point; King=Invaluable. I also saw a list having a Bishop listed as value 3.25 points (slightly better than a Knight). I have also read that in general, Bishops are better in open positions, but Knights are better in closed positions so therefore equal at 3 points each. I am just curious what all of you chess players think is the correct value of the pieces are if you were to write a book and put values next to them in the introduction. Thanks in advance.

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    If I were to put the value of points on each piece in the introduction to a chess book say for beginners before a position ever happened, these would be the points in my estimation: The original list is correct. Queen=9 points; Rook=5 points; Bishop=3 points; Knight=3 points; Pawn=1 point; King=Invaluable.

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The original list is fine, so long as you keep the exceptions in mind. There's no sense cluttering your head with minutiae when chess is complicated enough without them. For instance, the "minor exchange" can't be awful, with so many variations freely exchanging a bishop for a knight, but people are still going to think of winning or losing the minor exchange.

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the whole "point' system is aimed at rookies a trapped queen is WORTHLESS !! a passed pawn is VALUABLE !! the bishop / knight logic is aimed at intermediate players position is EVERYTHING !! a well timed sacrifice will DESTROY your opponant !!

Mark

Hello; A move or tempo is worth ... 1/2 point A pawn is worth ... 1 point A knight is worth ... 3 points A bishop is worth ... 3 points A rook is worth ... 5 points A queen is worth ... 10 points The King is worth ... 5 points The King is not invaluable, in the end game the King becomes a fighting piece. Many chess books advise the centralisation of the King in the end game, after all it is the one piece that cannot be taken. If you understand the principle of opposition, the King can control squares (or deny the use of squares). Gens Una Sumas Bill (Nulfinator on Youtube)

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