Every chess piece has a "point value" dedicated to them to determine how strong one piece
is over the next. Here is (to the best of my knowledge) the point system:
Pawns = 1, King = 2, Knights = 3, Bishops/Rooks = 5, Queen = 8
Explanation:
- Pawns can generally only move forward and up 1 square (unless they are coming off their starting position). Therefor, only worth 1 point.
- Kings are worth 2 because they can generally move in any direction, but only 1 square (unless you castle you king)
- Knights are worth 3 because they can move in any "L" direction, by 3 squares.
- Bishops and Rooks worth 5 because they can move in their proper lines by any amount of squares and in any direction.
- Queen's worth 8 (should be self-explanatory)
So... as a lot of chess players "would" do, is sacrifice their Knight for a Rook, but a lot of players do NOT sacrifice their Knights for Bishops... Why NOT?!?!
Knights are good for somethings I admit, but I personally use them to take out Bishops and Rooks, seeing how that Bishops and Rooks seam to cause the most problems for any player (besides the Queen). And seeing how Bishops and Rooks are worth more than Knights. Trust me, I've won plenty a game sacrificing both my Knights for Bishops and Rooks, and realized that I had a lot less to worry about, which gave "my Rooks" and "my Bishops" and "my Queen" more room to move around :)... oh well, so I lost 2 Knights!!! They did their job though!!!!
And sometimes, if you're lucky, you may be able to get away with more than just a Rook or
Bishop when attacking with a Knight... it all depends on how you can play with the rest of
your pieces.
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