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First of all points are numbers. For example lots of points = 100,000 and no points = 0
Usually when someone talks about points in a chess context they mean ratings. Higher ratings indicate stronger players and winning games means winning more points for your rating while losing games makes your rating go down.
They may also be talking about the relative value of the pieces. In chess, a common scale is pawns = 1 point of material, bishop & knight = 3 points, rooks = 5 and the queen = 9. So if someone says you lost points by trading your rook for a knight that's what they're talking about.
On the forum "member points" simply count the number of posts you make either to the forums and also blogs and comments on vote chess etc. They don't do anything for you, it's just a visual of how active or how much a certain user has contributed in the past.
Adding up everyone's points and then dividing by the number of people means points:
In geometry, a point is a zero dimensional object. Embedded in an n-dimensional space is often represented by an ordered n-tuple.
But since this is a chess forum, you probably weren't asking a geometry question.
People talk about strong points and weak points in a position. These are really squares. I'm aware of two variations of strong points. Either a square that is under control and can be used to outpost pieces OR an advanced pawn that provides space and hinders the opponent's development. In both cases, the point is only really strong if the opponent can't take control of it himself (dislodging your pieces). Weak points are in some sense the opposite of strong points -- points in your position the enemy can use to place their peices. The deeper in your position a weak point is, the more concerning it would be.
Loomis wrote:
In geometry, a point is a zero dimensional object. Embedded in an n-dimensional space is often represented by an ordered n-tuple.
But since this is a chess forum, you probably weren't asking a geometry question.
People talk about strong points and weak points in a position. These are really squares. I'm aware of two variations of strong points. Either a square that is under control and can be used to outpost pieces OR an advanced pawn that provides space and hinders the opponent's development. In both cases, the point is only really strong if the opponent can take control of it himself (dislodging your pieces). Weak points are in some sense the opposite of strong points -- points in your position the enemy can use to place their peices. The deeper in your position a weak point is, the more concerning it would be.
Good point.