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* Penalty for the knight pair (as two knights are less successful against the rook than any other pair of minor pieces)
* decreasing the value of the rook pawns and increasing the value of the central pawns (though this can be done in the [[Piece-Square Tables|piece-square tables]] as well)
* <span id="Trade"></span>Trade down bonus that encourages the winning side to trade pieces but no pawns <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=64110 trading pieces and pawns based on material balance] by [[Erin Dame]], [[CCC]], May 28, 2017</ref>
* Penalty for having no pawns, as it makes it more difficult to win the endgame
* Bad trade penalty as proposed by [[Robert Hyatt]], that is penalizing the material imbalances that are disadvantageous like having three pawns for a piece or a rook for two minors.
