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is the kings value infinite or 0
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Dec 8, 2024
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#23
If it were a regular, capturable piece, most experts put it at 4. The king is pretty much a walking proximity mine — get too close, and you die!
This allows it to defend other pieces much more effectively as well, which is commonly observed in endgames. A knight (3) cannot defend a moving piece because it constantly moves out of its attack and must awkwardly reposition itself, which really only makes it useful for blocking; a bishop (3) is the same way, except it can only defend on every other square. The king, meanwhile, can just camp next to it and move along — and everyone who gets next to him will get smacked out of existence.
The king should be worth infinite, because losing it once will cost you the game, while every other piece is worth at least 1 point, because you don’t lose if you lose them
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Dec 8, 2024
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#27
I read somewhere once and the author stated if the King was a normal piece, its value would be around 5. Of course he's not so I'd say infinite.
the reason why 1/0 is infinite is because if you say 2/1 is 1 you have to count 1 two times which is 1+1 and it's 2 but 1/0 you 0+0+0+0 and it keeps going forevery which means infinite