how much does the king value if it is a normal piece

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I think it worth 4=8/2

but is it a major piece or minor piece?

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Agree 👍

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There are various chess variants where there is a king-like piece that can be captured. So much so, this piece even has a name: a mann.

According to the linked wiki, the value of a mann is only about the same as a knight. I recall hearing elsewhere though that it's a bit better than a minor piece but not quite as useful as a rook. I guess it depends on the set up of the chess variant.

ETA: On first draft I wrote "pawn" when I meant "knight"

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It value will be negative 8

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I think the value would be 4.5

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infinite. he is not normal piece

how much do you evaluate your soul? (not your life)

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Idk man

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analist76bis wrote:

infinite. he is not normal piece

how much do you evaluate your soul? (not your life)

Keywors is if

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Keyword*

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🤔 I don't know

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Stronger than pawns but significantly weaker than knights and bishops. I would give it a two.

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the piece value is given by the posibility to move.max . King has 8 spaces...peon 3 . knight N 8 bihop B 13 moves rook 14 Qeen Q a lot. after this criteria K should be betweem N and B

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6 or 7 points

Avatar of KnightOfVrindavan

Maybe I'd give it a 1-point value. However, I agree that it really depends on the setup of the chess variant, and the number of Manns

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Zhang-Zuolin wrote:

I think it worth 4=8/2

but is it a major piece or minor piece?

3, it can easily trade itself for a knight/bishop.

It's worth 3 points in chess.com variants.

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Great
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Apologies, I seem to have poisoned this thread with a typo.

I wrote that the wiki stated a mann is about the same strength as a pawn, but I meant to write "knight".

A mann is much more useful than a pawn, even without the possibility of promotion. I actually think even knight-strength undersells it a bit, but at that point it matters what the specific rules of the variant in question are.

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I think I've heard estimates of 4.

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I would also guess at 4.

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Or 3 1/2