Author: fca
Date: 18:17:17 08/16/98
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On August 16, 1998 at 12:37:57, James Robertson wrote: >I agree with Mr. Hyatt. A Queen is usually not worth even two rooks. Sure. As the Larry ratings (clarified by Don, then amended by fca = LRCDAF) suggest, a Queen is worth about a pawn less. Two rooks' ability to hassle and prevent queening is quite high. > In fact, if >there are a lot of pawns, I would put my money on 2 Bishops and a Knight killing >a lone Queen. Per LRCDAF: 2*B+N vs Q 2*10 + 10 + 1 vs 29 = 31 vs 29 which indicates the BBN is worth 2/3 of a pawn more than a Q... sounds pretty OK to me. > The only Not so... Another Q advantage is that she is not going to be "loose", as one of the others may be, as the board empties. > advantage the Queen has is that she can more easily force >perpetual check. Kind regards fca
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