chancellor vs archbishop. Which one is stronger?

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Chancellor and Archbishop both 7 points

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The Archbishop can mate on its own.

Example:

if the King is on h1 and the Archbishop is on f3:

Assume the Bishop is an Archbishop.

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I've thought about this before, since I like Gothic Chess (and even tried to make a 4 player Gothic Chess). Personally, I find Archbishop to be more versatile, especially on an open board. I prefer having a Queen and an Archbishop to having a Queen and a Chancellor.

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Chancellor for me

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both are strong

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Green_Sleeves wrote:

I find Archbishop to be more versatile, especially on an open board. I prefer having a Queen and an Archbishop to having a Queen and a Chancellor.

I find the archbishop to be more versatile on a cluttered board, whereas the chancellor becomes more powerful once there are fewer pieces. In fact, if the chancellor can reach a position behind the enemy king, then it is almost unstoppable.

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While the archbishop can checkmate a king on its own, it cannot force the checkmate in multiple moves, as the corner is the only place the lone archbishop can checkmate, and there's no way for the lone archbishop to force the king into the corner.

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There used to be a WoF called "DIY Maze" where a royal Chancellor and Archbishop fight in a dead sea of zombie yellow pieces which turn into walls after a certain number of moves.

In that game, the winner is often decided by who goes first. The Archbishop was blue and the Chancellor was green, and Archbishop, which went before Chancellor, won more often, after a 100-game playoff.

Due to their knight moves, a royal Archbishop and Chancellor can check each other as long as nobody blunders. In that case, if the chancellor went first, it could easily have won.

In conclusion, the Archbishop and Chancellor are equally strong. This is reflected in their point value; they are both 7 points.