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They don't "exactly fit their 1, 3, 5, and 9 point values" at all. Piece value is depending on the stage of the game and even the exact position, and even avera
by krick 6y ago
They don't "exactly fit their 1, 3, 5, and 9 point values" at all. Piece value is depending on the stage of the game and even the exact position, and even averaged value estimation fluctuates wildly. For example, for Stockfish it's 4.16, 4.41, 6.625, 12.92 (N, B, R, Q).
And for endgames too, a queen vs 2 rooks may be winning for either side or a draw depending on a position.
- Buttons840 6y agoYou mean stockfish is programmed to consider a queen as being worth almost 13 points? Granted, the pieces naive value matters little compared to the tree search stockfish does.
- krick 6y agoYes, stockfish is programmed to consider a queen as being worth "almost 13 points", and no, "naïve" piece values have absolutely crucial, primarily role to do the search and complete the mission.