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Rankle #139 answer: approximate material value in pawns (lowest to highest)

Daily puzzle for Wednesday 21 October 2026

The answer

Rank by approximate material value in pawns (lowest to highest)

  1. 1Pawn1 pawn
  2. 2Knight3 pawns
  3. 3Rook5 pawns
  4. 4Queen9 pawns

Why this order

Ranked lowest to highest, Pawn (1 pawn) goes at the top and Queen (9 pawns) at the bottom.

The closest call is Pawn (1 pawn) against Knight (3 pawns), 2 pawns apart. That is the swap most likely to cost a point.

The biggest gap is between Rook and Queen, 4 pawns apart, so that boundary should be the easiest part of the order to get right.

These are the figures the game reveals after you submit. They are rounded; only the order is scored.

Difficulty: easier, judged by how close the tightest pair is.

How it was scored

right slot, one place out, two or more out. The score is how many items sit in the right slot, and only 4/4 is a win. Full rules on the how to play page.