Sam Trenholme wrote on Wed, Jul 2, 2008 04:12 PM UTC:
Muller:
What is you experience with how being colorbound affects the value of a short range leaper?
For example, my gut instinct tells me a ferz (moves one square like a bishop) is worth more than an alfil (jumps two squares like a bishop), since an alfil can only access 25% of the board, and a ferz can access 50% of the squares on the board. Likewise, a wazir (one square like a rook) should be worth more than a ferz, since it can access all of the squares on the board.
Thanks for your input (and I'm sure the short range project will greatly appreciate your reseaarch).
What is you experience with how being colorbound affects the value of a short range leaper?
For example, my gut instinct tells me a ferz (moves one square like a bishop) is worth more than an alfil (jumps two squares like a bishop), since an alfil can only access 25% of the board, and a ferz can access 50% of the squares on the board. Likewise, a wazir (one square like a rook) should be worth more than a ferz, since it can access all of the squares on the board.
Thanks for your input (and I'm sure the short range project will greatly appreciate your reseaarch).
- Sam