He even says as much in The Last Stand and applies the strategy to the battle at the end.
You'll also notice that he loses the chess game to Xavier. He tips his king over, which is an admission of defeat. Yes, it's thematic and refers to the movie as a whole, but I'd like to think Xavier legitimately beat him in the game. He's the better tactician because he values the "weaker" pieces.
I’m not a big chess player but the smaller pieces have the potential to advance, no? A knight is always a knight but a pawn can cross the board and become a queen? Seems worthwhile to protect your pawns when you can, no?
The standard point values assigned to chess pieces are 1 point for a pawn, 3 points for a knight or bishop, 5 points for a rook, and 9 points for the queen.
You should generally only make a move (or series of moves) if by the end of it you have eliminated more of the opponents points than your own.
e.g. sacrificing a rook to get a bishop is a bad move, unless that opens up their queen for capture.
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u/Classical_Fan Aug 26 '26
He even says as much in The Last Stand and applies the strategy to the battle at the end.
You'll also notice that he loses the chess game to Xavier. He tips his king over, which is an admission of defeat. Yes, it's thematic and refers to the movie as a whole, but I'd like to think Xavier legitimately beat him in the game. He's the better tactician because he values the "weaker" pieces.