The King6⁹⁄₁₆units.
The Queen22¼”
The Rook14”
The Bishop8¾”
The Knight5¼”
The Pawn1½”

The student clearly should understand that this table does not indicate prowess, but relates exclusively to normal facilities for bringing force into action.

The relative advantage in Organization possessed by one army over an opposing army always can be determined by the following, viz.:

RULE.

1. Above a line, set down in order those abbreviations which properly designate the White corps d’armee present in a given Strategetic Situation; and below the line, set down those abbreviations which in like manner designate the Black corps d’armee, viz.:

K+Q+R+R+P+P+P+P
K+Q+R+B+P+P+P+P+P

2. Cancel all like symbols and resolve the unlike symbols remaining, into their respective Potential complements, viz.:

R==14
B+P8¾ + 1½10¼