PSQT (Piece-Square Tables)
PSQT (Piece-Square Tables) 1. What is PSQT? It is a traditional evaluation technique where every piece gets: a base material value (pawn = 100, queen = 900…) plus a square bonus/penalty depending on where it stands Example intuition: Knights are better in the center → bonus on d4/e4 Pawns advanced are better → bonus on 6th/7th rank King is safer in corner early → penalty for being central in middlegame So evaluation includes: ...