Algebraic notation is the standard method of chess notation, used for recording and describing moves. It is based on a system of coordinates to identify...
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Chess notation systems are used to record either the moves made or the position of the pieces in a game of chess. Chess notation is used in chess literature...
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Descriptive notation is a chess notation system based on abbreviated natural language. Its distinctive features are that it refers to files by the piece...
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Forsyth–Edwards Notation (FEN) is a standard notation for describing a particular board position of a chess game. The purpose of FEN is to provide all...
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Portable Game Notation (PGN) is a standard plain text format for recording chess games (both the moves and related data), which can be read by humans and...
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to the text describing the move (e.g. Re7? or Kh1!?); see Algebraic chess notation. Use of these annotation symbols is subjective, as different annotators...
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algebraic notation, which replaces the letter that stands for a piece by its symbol, e.g. ♛f1 instead of Qf1. This also allows the play of chess games in...
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Chessboard (redirect from Chess Board)
algebraic, descriptive, or numeric chess notation; algebraic notation is the FIDE standard. In algebraic notation, using White's perspective, files are...
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2009 London Chess Classic. Chess portal Algebraic chess notation Cheating in chess Chess Chessboard Chess clock Chess glossary Chess piece Chess tournament...
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rook and a bishop. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. Compared to other chess pieces, the knight's movement is unique: it moves...
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ICCF numeric notation is the official chess notation system of the International Correspondence Chess Federation. The system was devised for use in international...
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A fairy chess piece, variant chess piece, unorthodox chess piece, or heterodox chess piece is a chess piece not used in conventional chess but incorporated...
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algebraic notation to describe chess moves. The rules of chess are published by FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs; "International Chess Federation")...
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algebraic notation The standard way to record the moves of a chess game, using alphanumeric coordinates for the squares. Also called standard notation. Abbr...
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The Royal Game (redirect from Chess story)
and "Letter From an Unknown Woman". This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. An anonymous narrator opens the story by describing the...
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by the encyclopedia. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. Both ECO and Chess Informant are published by the Belgrade-based company...
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En passant (redirect from En passant (chess))
by appending the abbreviation e.p. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. The conditions for a pawn to capture an enemy pawn en passant...
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giving the gambit name, ECO code, and defining moves in algebraic chess notation. Alekhine Gambit – B02 – 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.d4 d6 5.Nf3 Bg4...
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that puts their own king in check. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. A check is the result of a move that places the opposing...
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records in chess listed here are achieved in organized tournament, match, or simultaneous exhibition play. This article uses algebraic notation to describe...
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as a chess variant. In addition, fairy chess pieces are used in fairy chess, an area of chess problems involving changes to the rules of chess. The following...
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manoeuvres Chess notation, to represent moves in a game of chess Algebraic notation Portable Game Notation Descriptive notation Forsyth–Edwards Notation Siteswap...
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chess was played only via email and postal mail. For playing by these two forms of transmission, the ICCF sanctioned the use of ICCF numeric notation...
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Hypermodern and New Dynamism eras. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. Games during the Romantic era typically consisted of 1...
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Bughouse chess (also known as exchange chess, Siamese chess (but not to be confused with Thai chess), tandem chess, transfer chess, double bughouse, doubles...
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word used in the clue. For example: "Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or...
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removed from the board during the game. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. The white king starts on e1, on the first file to the right...
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positions of the pieces. Moves are communicated via a recognized chess notation. Blindfold chess was considered miraculous for centuries but now there is greater...
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marshal or a knook. Chess moves in this article use C as notation for the empress. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. The empress...
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Crazyhouse (redirect from Drop Chess)
bughouse chess. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. Though the four-player "bughouse" chess became prominent in western chess circles...
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