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Subject: FEN

Author: William Penn

Date: 01:09:39 09/09/01


Can someone please explain FEN to me? Here's a simple example below. I
understand the chessboard position, which is simple Forsythe notation. I also
understand that the "w" stands for white to move, while "b" would be black to
move. But I don't know what the remaining items mean, nor exactly how they
should be formatted. Thanks...
WP

4k3/8/8/8/8/4K3/4P3/8 w - - 01

In case this gets automatically translated into an actual chessboard diagram on
this forum, here is the same FEN substituting a period (.) for the forward
slashes (/):

4k3.8.8.8.8.4K3.4P3.8 w - - 01



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