Manual de Deep Fritz 14 2013 | Page 13

First steps

1.5

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Value of the pieces
The value of the chess pieces is a very elementary and essential strategic criterion. In
top games even a material difference of a single pawn can be decisive.

The piece values are calculated in pawn units:
Piece

Value in pawn units

Pawn

1.0

Knight

3.0

Bishop

3.0

Rook

5.0

Queen

9.0

The program give its positional evaluation in pawn units, always from the point of view
of White. If the program is displaying a value of +1.30 this means that it considers the
white position to be better by the equivalent of 1.3 pawns. If White is actually a pawn
up then the additional 0.3 is the result of positional considerations (mobility,
deployment of pieces, king safety, pawn structure, etc.). A display of –3.00 means
that White is a piece down – either a bishop or a knight, which are both equivalent to
three pawns.

1.6

Position setup
Inse rt

Posit ion se t up

This opens a dialog box in which you can enter a completely new position.

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