Answers.Body: <p>Considering that the Queen has the combined power of a rook and knight and her value is the combined value of the rook and knight; perhaps the wizard should have the combined value of all pieces since he potentially has the movement capabilities of all pieces?</p>
  <p><strong>Edit:</strong> Considering that a wizard &amp; minor piece cannot mate a lone king, as another user pointed out; perhaps the wizard should have the combined value of all same-coloured pieces <em>still on the board</em>?</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Still a king+wizard+bishop cannot give checkmate to a king nor a king+wizard+knight.Wouldnt such a strong piece be able toforce checkmate with a minor piece?
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Body: <p>I came up with a new chess piece called the &quot;Wizard&quot;.What it does basically is that it can switch places with any piece(except pawns) and for 1 move it has the attributes of the switched piece but cannot move for 1 move.He can deliver check,checkmate etc..For example suppose we have a knight at a5.If the wizard switches places with the knight 19.W=Na5 he will get the attributes of the knight.Then the wizard will continue to act as a Knight and we will be able to use him again on move 21.Oh he remains frozen meaning you cannot move him on move 20.</p>
  <p>Also you cannot switch places with a piece under a absolute pin.And the wizard cannot move if he is under a absolute pin.</p>
  <p>How much would that piece worth?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: So the wizard can only move as that piece for *one* move?
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Tags: <chess-variants><pieces><point-value><unorthodox-pieces>
Title: How much is the value of the wizard?
ThreadText: # How much is the value of the wizard?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2023-10-08)
  
  I came up with a new chess piece called the "Wizard".What it does basically is that it can switch places with any piece(except pawns) and for 1 move it has the attributes of the switched piece but cannot move for 1 move.He can deliver check,checkmate etc..For example suppose we have a knight at a5.If the wizard switches places with the knight 19.W=Na5 he will get the attributes of the knight.Then the wizard will continue to act as a Knight and we will be able to use him again on move 21.Oh he remains frozen meaning you cannot move him on move 20.
  
  Also you cannot switch places with a piece under a absolute pin.And the wizard cannot move if he is under a absolute pin.
  
  How much would that piece worth?
  
  **Tags:** chess-variants, pieces, point-value, unorthodox-pieces
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: So the wizard can only move as that piece for *one* move?  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2023-10-08. Score: 1
  
  Considering that the Queen has the combined power of a rook and knight and her value is the combined value of the rook and knight; perhaps the wizard should have the combined value of all pieces since he potentially has the movement capabilities of all pieces?
  
  **Edit:** Considering that a wizard & minor piece cannot mate a lone king, as another user pointed out; perhaps the wizard should have the combined value of all same-coloured pieces *still on the board*?
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Still a king+wizard+bishop cannot give checkmate to a king nor a king+wizard+knight.Wouldnt such a strong piece be able toforce checkmate with a minor piece?  
  
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