How to Use a Chess Engine? Your Quick & Effective Guide

What Does the Engines Score Mean & What are Centipawns?

The Evaluation Function evaluates positions in hundredths of a pawn (hence centipawn). Pieces are assessed for their relative strength in potential exchanges with the following approximate values:

Pawn = 1Knight or bishop = 3Rook = 5Queen = 9

When a chess engine presents a numerical score for a given position, it assigns positive values to indicate an advantage for white, and a negative sign to indicate an advantage for black. For example, +0.56 means white is up by 0.56 of a pawn or 56 centipawns, if you will. a value of 0 means equality.

**With a pinch of salt**Chess engine results are prone to inaccuracies: for any given best move recommendation, take into account a 0.15-0.2 centipawn deviation.

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How to Use a Chess Engine? Your Quick & Effective Guide