What's your favourite piece in chess?

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25th September 2008, 08:41am
#1
by Muspelheim
Jakarta Indonesia
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 289

Knight, King, Pawn, Bishop, Queen, or Rook? Or do you like all the piece? Just asking :)

25th September 2008, 08:54am
#2
by Nane
Dimitrovgrad Bulgaria
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 261

knight and queen.. Smile

25th September 2008, 09:01am
#3
by greymoreno
Spain
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 5

My favourite one is the Queen, and the second one is the knight...although I love them all Wink

25th September 2008, 03:08pm
#4
by xbigboy
Minnesota United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 2871

Pawn... I'm one of them...

25th September 2008, 03:17pm
#5
by vagamundo
Melbourne Colombia
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 1351

knight is the BEST!  you've got to be careful or it'll fork you!!!

25th September 2008, 03:27pm
#6
by clubas113
Buffalo United States
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 20

Two bishops

25th September 2008, 03:33pm
#7
by BenjaminGDelaCruz
Philippines
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 34
vagamundo wrote:

knight is the BEST!  you've got to be careful or it'll fork you!!!


 That reasoning is rather flawed. If the knight is the best because of it's forking potential, it makes sense to deduce that whatever piece it may win by forking it more important than itself. Thus, the best piece a knight could fork would take it's place as the best piece.

25th September 2008, 03:49pm
#8
by DragonJoey3
Maryland United States
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 85

Knight is best expendable peice is what vagamundo means.  Regardless I like the Rook, sometimes called a castle.  Powerful, and swift, but not as quick to flee as the queen. 

25th September 2008, 04:06pm
#9
by vagamundo
Melbourne Colombia
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 1351
BenjaminGDelaCruz wrote:
vagamundo wrote:

knight is the BEST!  you've got to be careful or it'll fork you!!!


 That reasoning is rather flawed. If the knight is the best because of it's forking potential, it makes sense to deduce that whatever piece it may win by forking it more important than itself. Thus, the best piece a knight could fork would take it's place as the best piece.


 I was actually playing with words...  Do I have to spell it for ya?

25th September 2008, 04:17pm
#10
by dawgface420
New Mexico United States
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 163

 I was actually playing with words...  Do I have to spell it for ya?


 I don't think you are allowed to actually spell it out in these forums. They try to keep the conversation on a family level.

25th September 2008, 04:20pm
#11
by novice543
Houston,TX United States
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 211
Queen, then Knight, then Rook, then Bishop, then Pawn. Wait, scratch that, King first, then those other pieces.
26th September 2008, 08:25am
#12
by mowque
PA United States
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 337

Pawns are the soul of chess.....

26th September 2008, 12:25pm
#13
by rich
My Home United Kingdom
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 23115

White square Bishop, and the King.

27th September 2008, 11:35am
#14
by sambaam
United States
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 43

 I agree with vagamundo.but so that people don't pick fun at me too, here's the explanation.

knights are great. because most people don't want to trade it for a bishop, queen,or rook. therefore it is great to abut on the enemy's territory and drive him nut's!

27th September 2008, 11:51am
#15
by Zredfire
United States
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 117

Though I have been told that I play much more with my bishops, I definitely appriciate the individuality of the knight.  I think that the queen is not preferred because it cannot be easily traded, and must be protected at all costs. 

27th September 2008, 12:03pm
#16
by idricool
Canada
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 31

The king is my favorite piece. If he doesn't move forward the other pieces don't follow.

27th September 2008, 12:04pm
#17
by pfargen
usa United States
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 689

Assuming you mean if both my opponent and I both have one... I'd say my favorite pieces is anyone  that isn't the queen.   Queens were born to be traded.

 

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