How do the engines and the players say if a side is winning or not? What are the key factors they consider while assigning a score to each side?
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The obvious one is piece count. Whomever has the most pieces on the board is winning.
Roughly, pawns are worth 1, bishops and knights are worth 3, rooks 5, queens 9.
Then there’s positioning which is even rougher. Having pawns more forward is better. Having control of the center is better. Having more pieces more protected and threatening more is better. Having the king in a vulnerable position is real bad. If other pieces can put your king in check in 1 move, without instantly dying, that’ll mean trouble for you.
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