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Subject: Re: Forsyth Notation Explained

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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