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The values given to Chess pieces are stated in numbers simply for ease of comparison. They are: Queen 9 Rook 5 Bishop 3 Knight 3 Pawn 1 King Invaluable These point values have no bearing at all on who is winning or losing. They are intended to give players an idea of the relative strength and importance of each piece. These are generalities though because some players become better at using knights instead of bishops, and vice versa therefore to those particular players, the values are not exactly equal. In addition, toward the endgame, these values change depending on game situations. Some examples: 1. A pawn that is one square away from promoting to a Queen is much more valuable than a pawn that is still on its initial square. 2. A knight on the sixth rank protected by a pawn with no opposing pawns to chase it away is much more valuable than an unprotected knight on some other square. In fact it can be so dominating in that situation, some players feel it is as important as a rook. 3. A single Bishop and a single Knight are not as valuable as two Bishops or two Knights even though the point values are the same.
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∙ 13y agoThe Queen is valued at 9 points , the rook at 5 points , both the knight and the bishop are worth 3 points each and a pawn is worth 1 point . The King is invaluable since it is the single most important piece in the game of chess .
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