Correct, that's what it is doing. It is a very fast and surprisingly strong way of evaluating the position. Of course stronger engines do a hell of a lot more t

Correct, that's what it is doing. It is a very fast and surprisingly strong way of evaluating the position. Of course stronger engines do a hell of a lot more than this and gives weightings based on the positions of other pieces, but most of them have something like this as a baseline.