Originally posted by Ice Cold The large board give piece values a twist. Knights are not nearly as good as a bishop.
I have a book called something like "rethinking the chess pieces"
they talk about how value changes on board size. big boards knights sucked, while 6x6 boards knights were better than rooks 🙂
Originally posted by Badwater A chancellor is a rook and knight - Capablanca chess.
A chancellor can checkmate a lone king on its own, with no help from any other pieces (Black or White). This happens if the king is in a corner and the chancellor is a knight's move away from it.
Originally posted by Fat Lady A chancellor can checkmate a lone king on its own, with no help from any other pieces (Black or White). This happens if the king is in a corner and the chancellor is a knight's move away from it.
You're confusing it with the "Amazon", a King on h8 would still be allowed g8 in case of a chancellor [edit]on f7[/edit]
Originally posted by heinzkat You're confusing it with the "Amazon", a King on h8 would still be allowed g8 in case of a chancellor
You're right (assuming you meant the chancellor was on f7). I'm getting confused again. It's actually the archbishop which can checkmate on its own - e.g. king on h8, archbishop on f6.