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15. March 2003, 05:16:24

juangrande

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Subject: Re: Value of Janus

OK, the values of the pieces in Gothic Chess (a 10x8 board) are (according to the "safe check" theory) as follows:

Piece....... Value
------....... -----
Knight........2.50
Bishop........3.03
Rook..........5.67
Chancellor...8.17
Archbishop..8.41 (Note: Arcbishop = Janus)
Queen.........8.70

Note: According to this theory, the value of all the pieces goes down from that on an 8x8 chessboard. For example, the value of a Knight, Bishop, Rook, and Queen on an 8x8 board are 3.00, 3.25, 6.00, and 9.25, respectively.

One should, of course, realize that these "values" are, at best, guidelines. The actual values vary according to the position. Just like there are positions where a Knight is better than a Bishop (or even a Rook), there a positions where an Archbishop (Janus) is better than a Queen.