Pawn values

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MISTERGQ

We all know that the value of pieces vary depending on situations; however, just like pieces have a set point system, do you think different pawns should be rated differently?

I'm aware that connected passed pawns can equal up to a rook, but do different pawns start with different values? If so, how much should each individual pawn be worth based on its starting position?

goldendog

Some have felt so.

According to Burgess, Lasker (in his book Lasker's Chess Manual) gave these relative values for the early part of the game (Burgess 2000:491):
rook pawn: ½
knight pawn: 1¼
bishop pawn: 1½
central pawn: 2
knight: 4½
queen bishop: 4½
king bishop: 5
queen rook: 6
king rook: 7
queen: 11