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Apart from the above, the program can be set to play games with a fixed time limit or
search depth per move. Click Ga m e Le v e ls to reach these settings.

1.5

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.

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