Chess Level 6 Lesson 6: When To Trade 1
Today, we'll learn when to trade pieces and one of the reasons is to get ahead (having more pieces and capturing more pieces) in the game.
Let's refresh our memory about the point values but before that, you may be asking why the pieces have point values
Answer: That's because we can know when to trade or not and you should trade your weaker pieces for your opponent's pieces (and there can be exceptions).
The pawn is 1 point.
The knight is 3 points.
The bishop is 4 points.
The rook is 5 points.
The queen is 9 points.
The king is worth the whole game.
A good exchange is when you win points.
A bad exchange is when you lose points.
An equal exchange is when you neither win nor lose points.
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