From: Sam Sloan ISHIPRESS COM> Date: 14 nov 2002 Subject: Re: The value of pieces to Shogi At 03:51 PM 11/14/2002 EST, Pierre Morteux wrote: > > > So to Chess, if we take the pawn = 1 as reference, we have : > > - pawn = 1 > - Bishop = 3,5 > - Knight = 3,5 > - Rook = 5 > - Queen = 10 > > To shogi, can make the same assessment? > > > Pierre Morteux This question is often asked. My answer is no. There is no meaningful formula to determine the relative value of the pieces in shogi. It all depends on the position. Sam Sloan