What is the most useless piece in chess?

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U683708

I've heard rooks as the most useless, since they cant be moved at all in the beginning or are only useful for mate

Lagomorph

None

unparalleI
In my opinion, maybe rooks.
binomine

The f pawn.  I mean he served a purpose, but he is always getting the other pieces in trouble and he can't really do too much on his own. 

laurengoodkindchess

I think it depends on the position.  If the position is very tight, then it's probably the bishop.  If the position is very open, then it'll be the knight.  

All pieces are useful, but it depends on the position.  

GrandPatzerDave-taken

Based on an in-depth study involving every game I've ever played...I am the most useless, by far. tongue.png

JackRoach

The pawn. Probably the b and g pawns

Inkamar

I would say the king. Its only purpose is to survive until the endgame where he can do some checkmates.

25GSchatz22

All have a purpose. I can't really say which is the most useless because of their varying qualities which make each one unique and therefore hard to compare. Each excels at what it does best. If you are talking about value, the pawn is considered the most expendable

ponz111

There are no useless pieces in chess. As you get stronger you will realize this.

 

nvpliers
GrandPatzerDave wrote:

Based on an in-depth study involving every game I've every played...I am the most useless, by far.

🤣

LuckyJames128

King =/

Moonwarrior_1

None

charlottehans

Queen, because it's vulnerable to attack all the time.

pay111ton
King fs. Gotta protect the dude
charlottehans
MelvinGarvey wrote:
charlottehans a écrit :

Queen, because it's vulnerable to attack all the time.

Even more so with the King.

That's a good point

tacticspotter
JackRoach 写道:

The pawn. Probably the b and g pawns

You castle

the bishop and queen goes to the squares the would be protected if your pawn is not gone

the rook slides in and you lose

tacticspotter

Everything has a purpose

abcfgh pawn protect the king and pawn storms

de pawn gets the centre

Knights jump around and annoy the opponent

Bishop snipes

rook sleeps in opening,wakeup in middle game and go berserk in endgame

queen is just a chaotic multi purpose piece

kings show as a great defence piece in the endgame while also leading the army(technically true because without it the army surrenders) and can also attack in the opening(BoNgClOuD oVeRpOwErEd)

forget about the last part lol

astronomical_Aryan

I think the knights

ponz111

ANY piece can cause you to lose  [not only the king]

Just use your utok and you will not have to worry about "useless pieces"