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Man. Moves to any adjacent square, like a King, but not royal.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
V. Reinhart wrote on Sun, Jan 29, 2017 10:02 PM UTC:
I agree the guard (mann) is probably worth less than 4, but how much less?
 
According to a table in Wikipedia "Chess Piece Relative Value" Emanuel Lasker (World Chess Champion for 27 years) and Larry Evans (chess Grandmaster) estimated the king is worth 4 points. If we say the guard is worth less, are we saying these guys are wrong?