Which is the most powerful piece in chess?

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ImmaLetchuFinnish

Some may say the Queen, but i argue it isn't. While it is the most versatile, using a Knight to create openings for the queen to move can create a great deal of damage to an opponents plans. Thoughts?

dude667
ImmaLetchuFinnish wrote:

Some may say the Queen, but i argue it isn't. While it is the most versatile, using a Knight to create openings for the queen to move can create a great deal of damage to an opponents plans. Thoughts?

Monopoly, snakes and ladders, Sorry...

eaguiraud

Pawns

pdrive

The king. Without him, the rest don't matter.

Saint_Anne

The one that delivers checkmate.

gerberk

Pawns

BlargDragon

The player.

Chazlemagne
ImmaLetchuFinnish wrote:

Some may say the Queen, but i argue it isn't. While it is the most versatile, using a Knight to create openings for the queen to move can create a great deal of damage to an opponents plans. Thoughts?

By that reasoning, if their strength is to facilitate queen attacks wouldn't the queen still be the more important piece?

ImmaLetchuFinnish
Darshaner wrote:
ImmaLetchuFinnish wrote:

Some may say the Queen, but i argue it isn't. While it is the most versatile, using a Knight to create openings for the queen to move can create a great deal of damage to an opponents plans. Thoughts?

By that reasoning, if their strength is to facilitate queen attacks wouldn't the queen still be the more important piece?

I would say no because it facilitating it doesn't make it more than the knight. the very fact the knight's absence doesn't help it actually shows its dependence on it. The knight, therefore, is greater.

N59690

According to Napoleon Hill's Legendary "Think and Grow Rich" Id say the most powerful piece is The Mind, and a Burning Desire to win, along with specialized knowledge...

applesauce259

I am willing to play anyone as white from this position.

Deathwi5h

It depends on the position at any given time IMHO

ANOK1

the pawn is the most powerful , ive happily scrificed my king to save pawns before and will again

RedArman
Humanity...
Or even the universe
But a piece in the boards...the king.
KingpinChess

applesauce259 wrote:

I am willing to play anyone as white from this position.

sure thing. I'll just place my queen on h5...

DanielePonteranica

King.

ArgoNavis

I was gonna say something clever, but someone sniped me.

 

yes,BlargDragon, it's you

dude667

The poisoned pawn..