[rdlw]

Yeah, also

> Alternatively, you can design a custom scheme to weigh pieces differently, assuming pawns’ positions affect the game less than those of queens.

...no? A pawn being blocked vs. passed can completely change who's winning, and if the queen is hanging it doesn't really matter where. The chess section is strange.

It's interesting to think of positions that can be reached in fer moves being close to each other in search space, but that seems like it would just become standard BFS.