Author: Mogens Larsen
Date: 10:59:14 08/23/00
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On August 23, 2000 at 13:43:12, Larry Griffiths wrote: >My old principle continuation printouts used to be: > >e2-e4 a1xd1 etc. > >I converted them to short algebraic notation since this seems to be very popular >and the test suites seem to use this for best move. > >If I remember correctly, pawn moves are e4 g7 etc and captures are bxe4 hxg7 >etc. > >Other moves are Rf4 Qb6 etc and captures Rxf4 Qxb6... > >I cant remember what the notation looks like when the same type of pieces can >move or capture to the same square and the notation shows which piece to move. >Something like ra4-b4? >How should these look? The short algebraic notation for such a move is Rab4. If the pieces are on the same file and have a common square then also N2b4. Mogens.
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