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I'm Amazed at Some People's Hatred of Descriptive Notation

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FooYee

What is descriptive notation? What is algebraic? I just read what I see and play what it means.

blackrabbitto

http://www.fellowshipabbey.org/files/Euwe,%20Max%20-%20Judgement%20and%20Planning%20in%20Chess.pdf

 

 

Thanks! I will have a read through this work; this appears to be a safe page (nothing dodgy flagged).  

Totally_Winsome

I much prefer descriptive notation, because that was what was exclusively in use when I learned to play in 1957.  Nowadays, though, you can't play a tournament without notating algebraically. 

Totally_Winsome

" Descriptive chess notation was used in English- and Spanish-language literature until the late 20th century, but is now obsolete. "

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_notation

Welcome to the 21st Century!