Manual de Houdini 3 2012 | Page 12

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Houdini Help

Apart from the above, the program can be set to play games with a fixed time limit or
search depth per move. Click Game – Levels to reach these settings.
Chess variants
Givaway chess
Chess 960

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

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