There are a lot of configurations of pawns or knights that are highly desirable.
A "knight outpost" (a knight guarded by a a pawn) is a "local" board position that is well considered to be strong. Same with a bishop outpost. "Paired knights" (knights which can protect each other) can only rarely be taken by a rook or queen. Pawn-chains are good, while "backwards pawns" and "doubled pawns" are bad. "Rook behind pawn" is good, "Rook in front of pawn" is bad. King Opposition is good (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposition_(chess))
Go is more uniform for sure. But there are plenty of opportunities for CNNs to work out in chess.
A "knight outpost" (a knight guarded by a a pawn) is a "local" board position that is well considered to be strong. Same with a bishop outpost. "Paired knights" (knights which can protect each other) can only rarely be taken by a rook or queen. Pawn-chains are good, while "backwards pawns" and "doubled pawns" are bad. "Rook behind pawn" is good, "Rook in front of pawn" is bad. King Opposition is good (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposition_(chess))
Go is more uniform for sure. But there are plenty of opportunities for CNNs to work out in chess.