2 rooks or a Queen?

~~Lenzar~~

Only Chess

15 Mar 04

~~Lenzar~~

Joined: 03 Feb 04
Moves: 3332

15 Mar 04

Which would you rather have, 2 rooks & your king, or a Queen & your king?

zakkwylder

Mouth for war

Burlington, KY

Joined: 10 Jan 04
Moves: 60789

15 Mar 04

i would say it depended on what my opponent had. if he still had his/her queen, id match it with a queen. on the other hand if my opponent didnt, id say having the 2 rooks would be more beneficial.

hypermo2001

Joined: 14 Oct 01
Moves: 20676

15 Mar 04

This is similar to asking "bishop or knight" and it depends on the position.

The Slow Pawn

HIT THE LIGHTS

Joined: 15 Nov 03
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15 Mar 04

In open games I would definetly recommend the two rooks as they are stronger together but as previously mentioned, it very much depends on the position ...

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The Slow Pawn

metal man

Joined: 30 Apr 04
Moves: 705

02 May 04

Originally posted by Lenzar
Which would you rather have, 2 rooks & your king, or a Queen & your king?

to rooks is worth 10 pawns and a queen worth nine I whould say two rooks

Natural Science

blunderer of pawns

Rhode (not an)Island

Joined: 17 Apr 04
Moves: 24785

03 May 04

Originally posted by metal man
to rooks is worth 10 pawns and a queen worth nine I whould say two rooks

You can't go by point count alone. You have to look at each case individually. For instance: what sounds like a better piece to you? A rook that can't find any open files, or a knight that is permanently rooted to e6 (or e3 for Black)? POint count tells you that the rook, which is worth 5 pawns, is more valuable than the knight which is worth 3. But experienced players know better.

As far as 2 rooks vs. a queen, more often than not, the 2 rooks are stronger. But there are exceptions. If the side with the two rooks has an open king position and a lot of scattered pawns that are difficukt to defend, often the side with the queen is better.