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| Posted by masros uskidscompute.com 12/15/2004 08:01:47 play online chess |  Subject: Exchange a queen with two rooksMessage: I always confused.It is worth to exchange a queen with two rooks?.Which one is better? |
| Posted by pandemona uskidscompute.com 12/15/2004 08:05:09 play online chess | Message: Hi masros, General opinion is that two rooks are meant to be slightly better than a queen. But I think it is very dependant on the board! Also, the two rooks take a lot of skill to use properly. For a very contemporary demonstration of the power of the rooks, look at this Kramnik vs Leko match from the recent WC: www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1306138 (you'll probably have to copy & paste the URL rather than clicking it directly due to a quirk of the way these forums handle URLs) Good luck in your studies, ~ Stephen / pandemona |
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