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Ideal Values and Practical Values (part 3). More on the value of Chess pieces.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Peter Aronson wrote on Thu, Jul 17, 2003 09:57 PM UTC:
<blockquote><i> Sticking to a 64 square board, imagine a game with 12 pieces per side. This game has a magic number of .7625 -- I predict that the Bishop will be worth substantially more than the Knight in this game. </i></blockquote> <p> Take FIDE Chess, and remove the Rooks and their Pawns. Is the Bishop really worth substantially more then the Knight in that case? I find myself with unconvinced.