Rich Hutnik wrote on Thu, May 22, 2008 09:24 PM UTC:
It seems like a normal FIDE pawn, but by simply shifting all the pawns up
one row, the value of all them changes. In other words, their value is
dependent upon their proximity to other pawns. In light of this, are
pieces worth the same in every configuration of Chess960?
This issue is more complicated than it appears. Take Near vs Normal
Chess, for example. Which side has an advantage? The Near side moves
everything up one row, but drops castling, but has a back row to either
drop the king back or mobilize the rooks. And, against this, Near can En
Passant the pawns of Normal, but Normal can't do the same to Near.
Because of all this, I suggest evaluating entire configuration of pieces,
rather than a single piece.
