Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 22:01:30 04/15/99
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On April 16, 1999 at 00:44:13, Micheal Cummings wrote: > >On April 16, 1999 at 00:28:52, Terry Ripple wrote: > >> I dont know how to read ur Test Position! Where can i learn how to read this? >>Any help will be greatly appreciated! Thankyou in advance, Terry > >This is how you workout Forsyth Notation > >1. The pieces are represented by letters, White pieces are Capital Letters, >Black are are the small case letters > >2. The Number represent empty squares on the board. > >3. the / mean that it is the end of the row > >4. The way you set up a board is as follows > >Start at the top left square, then go to the right till the end of the row, then >proceed to the line below and follow the same method. > >At the end of the notation line you will notice a (W) or a (B) indicating >whether its is black or white to move. > >So for a brand New game, with pieces at their starting position, the notation >would look like this > >rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/pppppppp/RNBQKBNR/ - - W rather, rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR/ - - W Dave
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