“A love for simple positions, allowed me to gain a deep feeling
for what each piece is capable of, to sense their peculiarities, their strength
and impotence in various different situations on the board, the limits of their
capabilities, what they like and what they don’t like and how they behave. Such
a mutual understanding with the pieces is the innate ability of a player, which
I call a sense of harmony.” - V. Smyslov
In the beginning, it is important to know the relative value of each piece. This will help you to decide when to exchange chessmen advantageously. Most players know a simple list of values (pawn as the basic unit of currency): pawn = 1p, bishop = knight = 3p, rook = 5p, queen = 9p.
The value of pieces is not the same during the whole chess game. We have a set of values during opening and middlegame, another set of values in an endgame. I mean, that a material ratio is different in a opening/middlegame and in an endgame.
During the endgame, the ROOK, the BISHOP and the PAWN change their values. All 3 pieces increase in power, especially a value of pawns goes up. In an endgame, the rook and bishop gets better mobility, while pawns have good chances to be promoted into a queen.
Pieces and Point Value
This is almost correct, but not entirely complete.
The value of pieces is not the same during the whole chess game. We have a set of values during opening and middlegame, another set of values in an endgame. I mean, that a material ratio is different in a opening/middlegame and in an endgame.
During the endgame, the ROOK, the BISHOP and the PAWN change their values. All 3 pieces increase in power, especially a value of pawns goes up. In an endgame, the rook and bishop gets better mobility, while pawns have good chances to be promoted into a queen.
In an endgame, harmony of your pieces becomes very important. An endgame illustrates clearly all the strategic principles of a chess game.
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