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Simon Jepps wrote on Wed, Jan 7, 2009 05:02 PM UTC:
Well it kind of has the value of 5, but it's value is severely weakened in the endgame and on a 10 x 10 board. A Bishop in fact could prove to be more useful than an Elephant in the Endgame, so it's kind of worth 4.5, but I wouldn't go so far as to say 5.

It doesn't have the Dababba movement... it can only jump when it moves exactly like a Knight does.

Maybe 5 would be a more accurate value, but I wouldn't say anything more as the Rook and Bishop could out number it in the Endgame.