Chess piece values
Stockfish 16.1 · runs in your browserPlay exd5. White's pawn captures Black's pawn on d5.
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Best move
A common guide values a pawn at 1, a knight or bishop at 3, a rook at 5 and a queen at 9. These are rough comparisons, not rules that decide the result. Checkmate wins the game, regardless of material.
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The king has no exchange value: it cannot be captured. Position and king safety can outweigh a material count.
Rules and examples
The board positions are original teaching examples. Rule references and further practice are linked below.
Rules: FIDE Laws of Chess, effective 1 January 2023. https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/E012023
Rule replay: python-chess 1.11.2 (GPL-3.0-or-later). The shared browser engine retains its Stockfish GPL-3.0 notice. No engine score is claimed by these demonstrations.
See the referenceA move on the board
rnbqkbnr/ppp1pppp/8/3p4/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq d6 0 2
rnbqkbnr/ppp1pppp/8/3P4/8/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR b KQkq - 0 2
- exd5White's pawn captures Black's pawn on d5.
White's pawn captures Black's pawn on d5.
Original teaching example replayed with python-chess 1.11.2, 2026-10-18.
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