Which do you think is the most usefull piece and WHY ?????

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The queen, why?
The rook, why?
The knight, why? 
The pawns, why?
The king, why?
The bishop, why?

Just tell me which and why. I would like to compare my opinion with yours.

L_coolmint

h pawn. Enough said.

thegeneral14

Τhe queen by far... can support other pieces, defend sufficiently and attack in the same time.

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thegeneral14 wrote:

Τhe queen by far... can support other pieces, defend sufficiently and attack in the same time.

I agree with you but I like the knight too. It is very usefull for traps.
And funny for the same reason. 

RG1951

        The King's position is unique and cannot be a part of this argument, as when it is inevitably lost, the game is also lost. As an active attacking or defending piece, it is comparatively insignificant. Having said this, I don't see that it can be denied that the Queen is the most powerful and therefore valuable piece, in view of its extra mobility. The only piece which it cannot mimmick is the knight,

L_coolmint

Allow me to restate: H pawn.

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RG1951 wrote:

        The King's position is unique and cannot be a part of this argument, as when it is inevitably lost, the game is also lost. As an active attacking or defending piece, it is comparatively insignificant. Having said this, I don't see that it can be denied that the Queen is the most powerful and therefore valuable piece, in view of its extra mobility. The only piece which it cannot mimmick is the knight,

That means that you think the most usefull piece is the knight, yeah????
If yes I agree with you. 

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L_coolmint wrote:

Allow me to restate: H pawn.

Thats your opinion my friend and pawn is usefull since it can be a queen, knight, rook or bishop. And without pawns you cant make a strong defense.

Anyway, i still support the knight.

RG1951
salatoy wrote:
RG1951 wrote:

        The King's position is unique and cannot be a part of this argument, as when it is inevitably lost, the game is also lost. As an active attacking or defending piece, it is comparatively insignificant. Having said this, I don't see that it can be denied that the Queen is the most powerful and therefore valuable piece, in view of its extra mobility. The only piece which it cannot mimmick is the knight,

That means that you think the most usefull piece is the knight, yeah????
If yes I agree with you. 

        Would you exchange your Queen for a knight? If so, I'd love to give you a game.

L_coolmint
salatoy wrote:
L_coolmint wrote:

Allow me to restate: H pawn.

Thats your opinion my friend...

Cleary. My friend.

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RG1951 wrote:
salatoy wrote:
RG1951 wrote:

        The King's position is unique and cannot be a part of this argument, as when it is inevitably lost, the game is also lost. As an active attacking or defending piece, it is comparatively insignificant. Having said this, I don't see that it can be denied that the Queen is the most powerful and therefore valuable piece, in view of its extra mobility. The only piece which it cannot mimmick is the knight,

That means that you think the most usefull piece is the knight, yeah????
If yes I agree with you. 

        Would you exchange your Queen for a knight? If so, I'd love to give you a game.

haha, i dont think that i would exchange my queen for a knight but i played to games with someone who exchanged his queen to me for my bishop (in both games) so... you never know about your opponent.

And i wouldnt say NO for a game with you.

MVlc

The most valuable piece is the one you do not want to exchange for a another one of your opponent's, same or different value

FES314

Knights. Good for forks. If you are playing as black, you also have two dark knights.

BATMAN!

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MVlc wrote:

The most valuable piece is the one you do not want to exchange for a another one of your opponent's, same or different value

Good view of the pieces.

Chregg

all pieces work well in good hands (G Kasparov)

ajttja

The pawn, because it can become a queen.

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Chregg wrote:

all pieces work well in good hands (G Kasparov)

good words

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AdrianLuther wrote:

Kingside knight has been my favourite on defending the h2/a7 pawn when my king is fianchettoed. Simple

both knights are very usefull

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and for the queen which is the piece that many think it is the best The MOST INTERESTING GAMES are these that they dont have queens

MzJavert

In my first game I got wiped off the board with one single knight.  I've always the upmost respect for the Knight since then.