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Chess Notation

- Algebraic chess notation is the standard form used to record and describe chess moves. It involves using letter abbreviations to indicate the piece being moved and numeric coordinates to indicate the destination square. - Special moves like castling, capturing, checking, promoting, and checkmating are notated using additional symbols and conventions as part of algebraic notation. - Scoresheets are commonly used paper formats for recording a game using algebraic notation, including details like player names, moves, and the result. International organizations like FIDE use standardized scoresheets.

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Chess Notation

- Algebraic chess notation is the standard form used to record and describe chess moves. It involves using letter abbreviations to indicate the piece being moved and numeric coordinates to indicate the destination square. - Special moves like castling, capturing, checking, promoting, and checkmating are notated using additional symbols and conventions as part of algebraic notation. - Scoresheets are commonly used paper formats for recording a game using algebraic notation, including details like player names, moves, and the result. International organizations like FIDE use standardized scoresheets.

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Chess

Notation
Group 3
• Algebraic Chess Notation is the current and best form to learn of which
Figurine Notation is a derivative swapping the piece names for figures to be
langauge neutral.
• Chess Notation describes each move with the name of the pieces and the
square to which it is moved.
• Each piece has its own letter abbreviation, except the pawn. If no piece is
named, it’s assumed to a pawn move, and Knight is “N” not “K”, which is
King.
• Chess Recording
Sheets most oftened
called “scoresheets” are a
fairly standard paper
recording format for the
game player, event,
moves, and result. These
are in use by the US
Chess Federation as well
as international
organizations such as
FIDE which overseas all
world-class competitions.
In the following diagram I made
the first move pawn to e4. The
name of this move is simply
“e4”. (since the pawn’s name is
not written)
• Now black has made a pawn move,
written e5.
• Next, White replied Nf3. Notice how
the name of the piece is written as
well as the name of the square.
• Now, we’re going to fast forward to
some special moves. See in the next
diagram how white has made a
special move called castling
kingside. This move is written as 0-
0. If the King castles on the
queenside (to the other direction on
the chessboard) it would be written
as 0-0-0.
• In the next diagram, White
captures Black’s pawn on d5.
This move is called exd5. For
“capture” write an “x”.
• Next, White captures the Knight
on c6 with the Bishop. This move
is written as Bxc6+. Notice the
“+” sign. This represents “check”
since Black’s King is now in
check.
• White just moved his pawn to d4.
Black’s next move exd3(ep), is a
special move called “en passant”
capturing white’s d4 pawn in
passing while moving his pawn
to d3 – as if the pawn had moved
to d3.
• After several more moves, Black
captures White’s Bishop on c1
with dxc1=Q. That’s about as
complicated as it gets! This
means pawn captures piece on c1
and promotes it to a Queen.
• Black could promote it to any
other piece he chooses, but
Queen’s are nearly always the
best choice. In the rare game, a
player has promoted the pawn to
a Knight with checkmate.
• The next move is Raxc1. Note
that either the rook on A1 OR
F1 can capture the queen. This
means that the “a” must be
included to indicate which rook
was played.
• In this next position, black
makes a winning move, d4++,
pawn to d4 CHECKMATE!

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