- King – n\/a<\/li>
- Queen – 9 points<\/li>
- Rook – 5 Points<\/li>
- Bishop – 3 Points<\/li>
- Knight – 3 Points<\/li>
- Pawn – 1 Point<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
The value of each chess piece in points is generally accepted as 9 points for a queen and 5 for the Rooks, then 3 points each for the Bishops and Knights and each pawn is worth a single point – The King is not assigned any point value at all. Despite this, points are not used in chess games.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let’s delve further into this subject, it can help you in terms of making decisions on piece trades, sacrifices, and more within your chess-playing, and we will also look at how some grandmasters<\/a> have assigned a different set of points per piece, and how the pawn can increase in value during the game to be worth as much as a queen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nChess Pieces Worth is not a New Concept<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The standard valuation of each chess piece is not a modern concept having first been adopted as far back as the 18th century based on earlier mathematical<\/a> work from a century earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is plainly obvious that each piece in a game of chess has different abilities, strengths, and weaknesses, which provides an excellent base to assign a relative point value to each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What confuses matters is as the game progresses, different positions achieved across the board those points become less relative to the moment in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For instance a bad bishop, and good bishops. A dark square bishop trapped by the placement of other pieces, often its own, can not attain the same value in terms of worth and menace on the board as the light-squared bishop should it be free to roam and form part of an attack strategy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n