How Much is the Queen Really Worth.

This is completely false logic Mad One.

I too have looked for points on the other pieces,
and by your reckoning.....

Queen= 10 points (agreed)
Knight = 2 points (one for each ear)

The rest are worth no points because....they have no points.

So a Queen is worth 5 Knights. Hmmmmm......

Originally posted by greenpawn34
This is completely false logic Mad One.

I too have looked for points on the other pieces,
and by your reckoning.....

Queen= 10 points (agreed)
Knight = 2 points (one for each ear)

The rest are worth no points because....they have no points.

So a Queen is worth 5 Knights. Hmmmmm......

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Well, my knight has a pointy chin and a half pointy mane at the top, so take a couple of knights off that board.

The bishop - Who knows what lurks underneath that funny looking hat?

The pawns are worthless and can be completely ignored, and the rooks are vastly overrated.

Originally posted by greenpawn34
Another thread touches upon this but as usual everyone
has gone it all wrong.

Looky guys. The average chess cost £5.00.

So £5.00 divided by 32 (the number of chess pieces) = 0.15625.

So the Queen is worth approx 16p.

Yet another debate solved by Green Pawn.......Next?

Please let me know where you get Chess Pieces for only £5.00.

On ebay there are sets for £1.00 and under.

Originally posted by greenpawn34
On ebay there are sets for £1.00 and under.

I need some replacement wooden pieces. One tiny, for my portable set, and the other standard Sauton.

I have a suggestion: couldn't we say the following rule: "the more symmetrical the situation between whites and black, the more relevant the absolute values of pieces (1/3/5/9)"
though the reverse may not be true.
But it is worth noticing those who reject the absolute classification always take highly assymetrical situations.

Originally posted by znsho
I need some replacement wooden pieces...

Every chess store I've been in has a box of mixed pieces that they sell cheap, usually 50 cents to a dollar US per piece.