Author: Paulo Soares
Date: 10:50:50 02/06/99
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On February 06, 1999 at 12:37:28, Gary Astrologes wrote:
>Hi. I am having trouble understanding the chess notation posted by many people
>such as 5k2/8/7P/8/8/8/K6P/1B6 w. Can anyone help me to understand this?
>Thanks. Gary
Gary.
Symbols:
K- White king k- Black king
Q- White queen q- Blak queen
R- Whit rook r- Black rook
B- White bishop b- Black bishop
N- White Knight n- Black knight
P- White pion p- Black pion
/ Goes to another file
Numbers- indicate the number squares empty.
w- means that the whites play.
b- means that the blacks play.
The number "8" means that the entire file is empty.
For example, always starting from the first square
highter and left.
5k2/ Starting from the first file above, left to right: 5 squares
without pieces, black king, and 2 squares withot pieces after
king. The symbol "/" means that you have
to put the pieces of the file above.
Best regards,
Paulo Soares, from Brazil.
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