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on: AskSN: Chess game anyone?
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Chess Notation
Understanding the notation is key to playing effectively.
Piece Representation
King
:
K
Queen
:
Q
Rook
:
R
Bishop
:
B
Knight
:
N
Pawn
: No letter (just the move)
Move Types
Standard Move (Piece to Square):
Nf3
(Knight to f3)
Pawn Move:
e4
(Pawn to e4)
Capturing Moves:
Pawn Capturing:
exd4
(Pawn on e-file captures on d4)
Piece Capturing:
Nxd4
(Knight captures on d4)
File Ambiguity:
Nfxd4
(Knight from f-file captures on d4)
Rank Ambiguity:
N3xd4
(Knight from rank 3 captures on d4)
Both Ambiguous:
Nf3xd4
(Knight from f3 captures on d4)
Castling:
Kingside:
O-O
Queenside:
O-O-O
Pawn Promotion:
a8=Q
(Pawn moves to a8 and promotes to Queen)
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Chess Notation
Piece Representation
K
Q
R
B
N
Move Types
Nf3
(Knight to f3)e4
(Pawn to e4)exd4
(Pawn on e-file captures on d4)Nxd4
(Knight captures on d4)Nfxd4
(Knight from f-file captures on d4)N3xd4
(Knight from rank 3 captures on d4)Nf3xd4
(Knight from f3 captures on d4)O-O
O-O-O
a8=Q
(Pawn moves to a8 and promotes to Queen)+
after the move, e.g.,Nf7+