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Beginners Chess Guide - 5 Advantage Detection Methods In Chess (Part 2 of 2)
by Graham Wadden
In Part 1 of this article, we introduced you to the concept of Advantage Detection, as well as covering two methods: Control and Mobility.
In Part 2, as promised, we'll cover three more methods:
1. Occupation;2. Point Count;3. Space Count.
Method 3. Occupation
This advantage detection method involves the Queens and Rooks.
When either a Rook or a Queen has clear sight*, along the FULL LENGTH of a File or a Rank, from one side of the chessboard to the other, that Piece is said to "Occupy" that Rank or File, respectively.
* By "clear sight", we mean that no friendly or enemy Pawns or Pieces are sitting in the way, obstructing the view across the board.
Occupation only becomes possible during the later stages of Chess games, when there are fewer troops on the chessboard, which gives the Queens and Rooks clear sight from one side of the board to the other, whether it's across the Ranks (the 8 rows of squares, from left-to-right), or along the Files (the 8 columns of squares, from top-to-bottom).
Occupation does NOT occur along the diagonals (which is why the Bishops aren't included in determining Occupation).
Method 4. Point Count
To be able to use the Point Count method, you need to know the relative points value of the Pawns and Pieces. And, here they are:
Pawns = 1 (point)Knights = 3Bishops = 3Rooks = 5Queens = 9
Okay, two things to mention before we go on.
First, some players prefer to work with Bishops, or deem them to be slightly more useful than Knights, so you'll sometimes see Knights valued at 3 points, while Bishops are given a value of 3.5 points. However, the most common valuation is 3 points for both Knights and Bishops, so that's what we're going by, here.
Second, there's no mention of the King's value. The reason we're not counting the King is because you cannot capture the King. They can be Checked or Checkmated, but Kings cannot be removed from the chessboard.
Now we know the value of each individual Pawn and Piece, we can get the value of each army, at full strength (or, as they are at the start of each game):
8x Pawns = 8x1 = 8 (points)2x Knights = 2x3 = 62x Bishops = 2x3 = 62x Rooks = 2x5 = 101x Queen = 1x9 = 9
8+6+6+10+9 = 39 points per FULL Army.
Right then, we now know the values of the Pawns and Pieces, so we can determine who holds an advantage in terms of Point Count, at any stage during the game.
All you do is add up the points based on the Pawns and Pieces still on the Chessboard. You do it once for each side and compare the points totals, to determine who, if any hold the advantage, here.
For instance, let's say White has lost 1x Knight and 1x Bishop, while Black has lost 3x Pawns and 1x Rook:
White: 1x Knight (3) + 1x Bishop (3) = 6 points.Black: 3x Pawns (3) + 1x Rook (5) = 8 points.
White's Points Total: 39-6 = 33 points.Black's Points Total: 39-8 = 31 points.
Points difference: 33-31 = 2
White has a 2 Point advantage.
Method 5. Space Count
To determine who holds a Space Count advantage, we must first visualize the board as being bisected into two equal halves, from top to bottom. Each side has 32 squares in their own territory.
To conduct a Space Count, for either side, you only count the squares that can be sighted in the opposing half. That is, on their next turn, if a Pawn or Piece can capture an enemy unit, in the enemy's territory, then you'd include that square in your Count.
Add up the total squares 'sighted' for each Pawn and each Piece, as applicable, then add those sub-totals together and you'll get a complete Space Count value for one side.
Do the same to check the Space Count for the opposing side, then compare the difference and you'll be able to determine who holds a Space Count Advantage.
For example, let's imagine the following units have their sights into enemy territory. The number in brackets is the number of squares that unit has direct sight of:
White's Army:
1x Pawn (2)1x Pawn (2)1x Pawn (1)1x Knight (2)
Black's Army:
1x Pawn (2)1x Knight (2)1x Bishop (4)
White's Space Count: 2+2+1+2 = 7 squares.Black's Space Count: 2+2+4 = 8 squares.
Square Count difference: 8-7 = 1
Black holds a 1 point Space Count advantage.
And that wraps up this 2 Part article focusing on Advantage Detection in Chess.
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