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Pat_Zerr
Aug 23, 2011
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#21

I go by bishop = knight X pi R squared.

Pawns = 38475295 and pushing the square root button on the calculator a few dozen times.

Rooks = used to be much higher for a castle, but real estate prices have dropped dramatically.

Queen = whatever you can get for her, but don't take less than $20

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sizzlingsisig
Aug 23, 2011
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#22

Generally I still follow the old point assignments

But in certain positions,mine would go like this:

pawn=1

passed pawn (5th rank) adequately protected=1.30

passed pawn (6th rank) adequately protected=1.50

passed pawn (7th rank) adquately  protected=1.70

 

* 2 connected passed pawns may increase value by 0.30

* 3 connected passed pawns im sure is crushing

 

knight=3

knight on central blockade;can't be dislodged=3.70

knight on outpost on 6th rank and near the opponents king=4.00

 

 

 

bishop=3

dragon bishop=5

 

 

*bishop>knights in an endgame where the pawns are on the opposite sides of the board

*bishop pair > knight pair(open position)

 

rook=5

 

queen=9

 

tempo(open position)=0.30

 

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Arctor
Aug 23, 2011
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#23

Queen > Rook > Knight/Bishop > Pawn

..........except when it's not

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Cortex5000
Aug 23, 2011
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#24
mtredding wrote:

The bishop is generally regarded as slightly more valuable than the knight.  In part because the bishop pair can be very effective (in some computer evaluations, as much as half a point is given for a bishop pair).  I also tend to value the bishop more highly because it tends to be more effective in the endgame.

 

I remember a rating system that rated knights at 3.25 and bishops at 3.5

Depends on the tactics used.

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checkmateibeatu
Aug 23, 2011
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#25
What's interesting, however, is that two knights vs a queen with no pawns generally draw wheras a bishop and knight and two bishops generally lose against a queen with no pawns.
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kwaloffer
Aug 23, 2011
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#26
Crazychessplaya wrote:

At some point you need to quit counting "points" and consider the aspects of position on the board to make the best move.

This.

I think it's better never to bother with counting "points" at all, since it's a bad habit that will be harmful to your development later on and is very hard to unlearn.

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wowiezowie
Aug 24, 2011
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#27

I would agree that the numbers mean very little... and I never "count points", but I do know when I'm at a material disadvantage (which is most of the time)... How does one "know" this?  In their gut?  Yes.  But how did it get there?