Author: Robin Smith
Date: 23:07:20 01/20/02
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On January 20, 2002 at 11:49:25, Rafael Andrist wrote: >On January 20, 2002 at 09:01:50, David Rasmussen wrote: > >>There must be a value system of material that takes care of all special cases. >> >>1,3,3,5,9: >> >>Has the following problems: >>3 pawns for bishop or knight is almost always a bad idea. >>2 knights/bishops for rook and pawn is almost always a bad idea. >>2 rooks for queen is often not a good idea. >>3 knights/bishops for a queens is often not a good idea. Then again, often it is >>:) >> >>What is your best bet? >> >>/David > >I use 1,3,3,4.5,8.5 and several value corrections for bishops/knights depending >on the pawn structure. Trading a piece for three pawns is generally a bad idea, unless you get other compensation as well, unless in the ending. Robin
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