Now, I know you may be still thinking, about why the king is not assigned any points. Whereas in another position a bishop might be more powerful than three pawns. The position of the board also matters while considering whether you should exchange a piece or not.įor example, in some positions, you will find three pawns more powerful than a bishop. Important note: Don’t rely blindly on this point system because it is only for giving you a general idea. So after seeing the points value and the mobility of the chess pieces ( how chess pieces move was explained in the previous lesson so read that if you haven’t) on the board you might have well understood why the queen is so powerful in chess.

Read More: What is checkmate and what are its rules? Rather a king is priceless (infinite) because whenever your king is checkmated you lose the game immediately. The queen is worth 9 points, the highest.Ī king is assigned no points because you cannot capture a king in chess. It is considered the second most powerful piece in chess. Here are the point values of chess pieces: Chess Piece:Īccording to this point system, a pawn is considered the weakest piece in chess with only 1 point.Īfter that comes the knight and bishop with 3 points. Now, how will you know which pieces you should capture and which pieces you have to leave for your opponent? So for that, you need a basic idea about the value of chess pieces, right? Exchanging (trading) of pieces in simple words means when you sacrifice your piece to capture your opponent’s piece. In a chess game, pieces are captured as well as exchanged. In chess, we assign points to each piece to have a general idea about the strength of the pieces.

Chess piece values