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tatic # 27705: Why does computer show that taking the knight is better than moving the queen to a safe square after a discovered attack on the queen?
B-Wrath wrote:
tatic # 27705: Why does computer show that taking the knight is better than moving the queen to a safe square after a discovered attack on the queen?
Because getting a knight and bishop (6 points) for a pawn and queen (10 points) , a net loss of 4 points, is better than losing a pawn, bishop and rook (9 points) for a knight (3 points), a net loss of 6 points.
When you have a question like this, always check the comments on the problem. It is likely that others will have asked the same questions.
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