queen is kind of a useless piece?!?!?
What is the most useless piece in chess?
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isaacw13467 wrote:
queen is kind of a useless piece?!?!?
Yes. The question is what is the most useless piece in chess. Especially in short games, the king and queen are used the least. In longer games, it really depends. But it's still often the king and queen that get used the least.
Remember the goal of chess is checkmate, so the usefulness of a piece is how well and how often it's used for that goal. The king is probably the least useful. But often the queen gets traded and doesn't make it to the endgame so it really depends on the player and position. It could be any piece, it just depends.
a and h pawns
Apr 20, 2021
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binomine wrote:
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.
Kadenstarr wrote:
a and h pawns
almost cant promote in the endgame
blocks the rooks
Apr 20, 2021
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#109
The pawn in a two knights v. pawn ending that's winning for the knights.
King is the most useless piece
BXR_Bailey_Blade_GT1 wrote:
thunderstarhdkdk wrote:
the king!
Not in endgames tho, but yes in the beginning that is true
very true
In the opening the f pawn is th weakest so it is the worst piece in the opening an$ middlegame
BXR_Bailey_Blade_GT1 wrote:
The most useless piece in the beginning is the king, but in the endgame the king can be a very useful piece in just a king and pawn endgame.
Absolutely. There is no specific concrete answer. I think most people agree the king is the most useless piece in openings and shorter games. And for longer games the king can be the most useless piece, or, it can be the opposite. It can be THE most used piece. It just depends.
There is no I in a team. All chess pieces are equal.
The most useless piece is you you’re the only one who ever blunders
shanlee132 wrote:
MelvinGarvey wrote:
No, without it, you could not lose.
bruh. Why ?
because you would not be able to play a game against someone without the king so you cannot win or lose
This would be the opposite question of the other topic. That answer depends on the player and type of game.
The most useless piece (in short games) is the king. In longer games the most useless piece could be any piece, but it's usually going to be either the king or queen. The limited mobility of the king make it the likely candidate for least used piece. Some people might not agree, and that's because the answer is never going to be the same for all circumstances.