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Chess variants (10x8)

Sam has closed his piano and gone to bed ... now we can talk about the real stuff of life ... love, liberty and games such as
Janus, Capablanca Random, Embassy Chess & the odd mention of other 10x8 variants is welcome too

For posting:
- invitations to games (you can also use the New Game menu or for particular games: Janus; Capablanca Random; or Embassy)
- information about upcoming tournaments
- disussion of games (please limit this to completed games or discussion on how a game has arrived at a certain position
... speculation on who has an advantage or the benefits of potential moves is not permitted while that particular game is in progress)
- links to interesting related sites (non-promotional)

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24. Martie 2003, 09:55:20

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Subiectul: Re: More on the Values of Gothic Pieces

Yes, that is usually true. If the position is "open" so that the Bishops have the run of the board, it is certainly true that the Bishop pair is worth more than the two individual Bishops. However, there are some positions (usually "closed", with blocked Pawn chains) which favor two Knights. In fact, the synergistic effect of the Bishop pair is one of the reasons I would question valuing an Archbishop more than two Bishops. (Of course, if you take this into account, you might still augment the value of the Archbishop... :-) )