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how much is the f-pawn really worth?

how much is the f-pawn really worth?

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I think the sacrifise won this for me:

[Event "uChess rated"]
[Site "www.uchess.com"]
[Date "2007.8.5"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jake Ellison"]
[Black "lawbudget"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e2-e4 e7-e5 2. Ng1-f3 d7-d6 3. Bf1-c4 Bf8-e7 4. Nb1-c3 c7-c6 5. d2-d3 a7-a5 6. O-O b7-b5 7. Bc4xf7 Ke8xf7 8. Bc1-e3 h7-h6 9. d3-d4 e5xd4 10. Be3xd4 Ng8-f6 11. e4-e5 Nf6-d5 12. e5xd6 Be7-f6 13. Nf3-e5 Bf6xe5 14. Bd4xe5 Rh8-f8 15. Nc3xd5 c6xd5 16. Qd1xd5 Kf7-e8 17. Qd5xa8 Nb8-d7 18. Rf1-e1 Nd7xe5 19. Re1xe5 Ke8-f7 20. Qa8-d5 Kf7-g6 21. Ra1-d1 Kg6-h7 22. d6-d7 Bc8-a6 23. Qd5-e4 1-0

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Originally posted by Jake Ellison
I think the sacrifise won this for me:

[Event "uChess rated"]
[Site "www.uchess.com"]
[Date "2007.8.5"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jake Ellison"]
[Black "lawbudget"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e2-e4 e7-e5 2. Ng1-f3 d7-d6 3. Bf1-c4 Bf8-e7 4. Nb1-c3 c7-c6 5. d2-d3 a7-a5 6. O-O b7-b5 7. Bc4xf7 Ke8xf7 8. Bc1-e3 h7-h6 9. d3-d4 e5xd4 10. Be3xd4 Ng8-f6 11. e4-e5 N ...[text shortened]... Re1xe5 Ke8-f7 20. Qa8-d5 Kf7-g6 21. Ra1-d1 Kg6-h7 22. d6-d7 Bc8-a6 23. Qd5-e4 1-0
I think blacks poor defense won it for you. After you 'sacrificed' your trapped bishop, black was rather silly for opening up the center right away.. The main mistakes black made were 9..exd4? and 12..Bf6?? I would have preferred 9..b4 and 12..Bxd6..all in all though black let you do such a fun attack, but you did a good job in exploiting his mistakes.

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The f pawn is worth a point, the knight is worth a bit over three.
That help?

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Originally posted by pkerpk
Hey, i'm tryin to figure out if it's really worth to sack my knight for the f-pawn early in the game. I find it works quite well because it is a major weekness... but i'm wondering if it's really worth it to do that.
This only works in Bughouse or against the weakest opposition. If you play anyone that knows halfway what they are doing, they will take your Knight, consolidate the position and then start exchanging pieces until you're left a piece down in the ending.

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Originally posted by pkerpk
Hey, i'm tryin to figure out if it's really worth to sack my knight for the f-pawn early in the game. I find it works quite well because it is a major weekness... but i'm wondering if it's really worth it to do that.
In bughouse, yes! In chess, usually no!

Edit: Sorry, looks like the previous post beat me there