CLEARANCE - The True Value of Pieces - Dejan Bojkov Chess Puzzle Books Whatever style of chess board

Whatever style of chess board you want

Paulsen variations)

making it a near-perfect opponent

you just have to learn how to defend your pieces from being taken

An advantage of playing this way is that it will usually take well booked up White players outside their comfort zone and force them onto their own resources

CLEARANCE - The True Value of Pieces - Dejan Bojkov Chess Puzzle Books Whatever style of chess boardQueen against two rooks or three minor pieces, as well as a rook plus pawn vs two minor pieces these are typical constellations where the material is unbalanced. In our first steps in chess we are taught about the nominal value of the pieces. The queen is equal to nine pawns; a rook to five, a minor piece is worth three pawns. This is a common sense solution aimed at teaching the beginner a system of values so that he or she does not trade a more