H. G. Muller wrote on Wed, Oct 25, 2017 06:18 AM UTC:
For what it's worth, H.T. Lau's book on Chinese Chess gives R=9, CA=4.5, N=4, P(after crossing river)=M=CO=2 and P(before crossing river)=1. Quite a difference in valuation for both the N and the CA from yours, H.G.
Not really. Of course you should not relate it to the Pawn value, as the XQ Pawn and the FIDE Pawn are entirely different pieces. The Rook is the same in both games, however, and you can see that Lau values the Cannon as half a Rook. That is very close to my 2.4, as western variants typically use a scale where a Rook is equated to 5 (FIDE) Pawns.
The Horse probably has a slightly higher value in XQ than in a FIDE context, because the board is more thinly populatd in XQ. You should realize that for hoppers and lame leapers the value relative to 'regular' leapers and sliders is not nearly as independent of game phase as within the latter group. In the KBNK end-game it is of no import whether the N can jump other pieces or not, and a Horse becomes as good as a Knight.
Not really. Of course you should not relate it to the Pawn value, as the XQ Pawn and the FIDE Pawn are entirely different pieces. The Rook is the same in both games, however, and you can see that Lau values the Cannon as half a Rook. That is very close to my 2.4, as western variants typically use a scale where a Rook is equated to 5 (FIDE) Pawns.
The Horse probably has a slightly higher value in XQ than in a FIDE context, because the board is more thinly populatd in XQ. You should realize that for hoppers and lame leapers the value relative to 'regular' leapers and sliders is not nearly as independent of game phase as within the latter group. In the KBNK end-game it is of no import whether the N can jump other pieces or not, and a Horse becomes as good as a Knight.