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H. G. Muller wrote on Fri, Nov 10, 2017 09:52 PM UTC:

The final result of the test is this:

19% of the games ended in a draw. (This is low; for orthodox Chess it is about 32%.)

With white, the Frogs scored 59.5% (advantages of 0, +14, +5 and 0 on the individual positions).

With black, the Frogs scored 51.5% (-3, 0, +4, +2)

Color-averaged this is 55.5%, (standard deviation 3.16%). This excess score is approximately 1/3 of the advantage of a Pawn. As this is for an imbalance 2 pieces, it follows that the Frog is about 15 cP more valuable than a Knight. The white advantage in the test was 4%, which is a normal value for Fairy-Max.

The established values for N and B on a 10x8 board are:

  • Knight = 300
  • first Bishop = 350
  • second Bishop = 400 (when on other square shade)
  • So it follows Frog = 315