What is the worst chess piece?

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The_Blue_J

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The knight gets +1 vote, for whatever reason, I can only vote for 5 pieces...

BuzzleGuzzle

BTSLISA127

The King is the worst piece of all

ChessMasteryOfficial

The value of a piece can change based on the position and the stage of the game.

VenemousViper
ChessMasteryOfficial wrote:

The value of a piece can change based on the position and the stage of the game.

True.

TheWayTheWindBlows
ChessMasteryOfficial wrote:

The value of a piece can change based on the position and the stage of the game.

Very true. My last comment was not even about the value of a piece; although the king is the least mobile, it is also the most valued.

The value of a piece can also depend on the player, and their strengths and weaknesses. Some players may not use bishops effectively, hence calling them the "worst" piece. Others may be weakened by their rooks or even their queen.

TheWayTheWindBlows
Zercs69 wrote:

Pawn

Pawns are important. Why else would Chess.com have a green PAWN on their logo?

EythorPall

Probably the king.

The_Blue_J
BuzzleGuzzle wrote:

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ruerter

the king

Doroka08

King frfr

whiteknight1968

Bishop. The only piece that resembles a p*nis.

SacrifycedStoat
King. It can only move one square at a time, and it can’t go into the attack of another piece.

The king is only good in specific endgames.
Compadre_J

The Worst Piece is the one which is Inactive.

magipi
SacrifycedStoat wrote:
The king is only good in specific endgames.

"Specific endgames" = all endgames.

Liverpool-1973
Yooogut wrote:
I think it is the Bishop.

no. its the king. Bishops control half the board and are very valuable. There are basically snipers wating for the kings pawn or queens pawn to move to they can caputure. In my opinion is the king not the bishop.

Jeremyscats
The king. The pawn is actually better because it can promote. 👍
magipi
Jeremyscats wrote:
The king. The pawn is actually better because it can promote. 👍

The king is much stronger than a pawn (in an endgame). I would argue that the king is as strong as a minor piece, or may be stronger. Definitely weaker than a rook though.

Jeremyscats
And the bishop is powerful, so I agree. The queen is the most powerful. But don’t get me wrong. Sometimes you need to sacrifice it for something greater
Jeremyscats
Yeah. It is in the endgame