H.G.M. wrote: ... It thus cannot tell us anything about
piece values. Just like deleting the white Queen and all 8 black Pawns
cannot tell us anything about the value of Q vs P.
I fully agree with that. Because my A vs. N example has not been intended to calculate piece values. Instead it should put light on some obscure details. The strange effect is not caused by the ability of N to cover each other. This also holds for A. It is caused by the absence of exchangeable counterparts for A of equal (or bigger) value size.
My example should demonstrate the existence of new effects in games of different armies. And that implies, that one should be carefully, when trying to calculate or verify piece values by having series of matches between different armies. Such effects as demonstrated in my N vs. A example should be discussed, eliminated or if not to be avoided to be integrated inside a formula. I suggested to reduce the values of such unbalanced big pieces somehow (I am not yet sure how exactly) in the equations you are using to find out special piece values. But without such purification attempts misinterpretations are not to be avoided.
I fully agree with that. Because my A vs. N example has not been intended to calculate piece values. Instead it should put light on some obscure details. The strange effect is not caused by the ability of N to cover each other. This also holds for A. It is caused by the absence of exchangeable counterparts for A of equal (or bigger) value size.
My example should demonstrate the existence of new effects in games of different armies. And that implies, that one should be carefully, when trying to calculate or verify piece values by having series of matches between different armies. Such effects as demonstrated in my N vs. A example should be discussed, eliminated or if not to be avoided to be integrated inside a formula. I suggested to reduce the values of such unbalanced big pieces somehow (I am not yet sure how exactly) in the equations you are using to find out special piece values. But without such purification attempts misinterpretations are not to be avoided.