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1. Pieces: 

  • K: King
  • Q: Queen
  • R: Rook
  • B: Bishop
  • N: Knight (Note: 'K' is already used for King)
  • Pawn: No letter is used; the move is indicated by the destination square. 
2. Moves: 
  • Piece + destination square: Indicates a piece move, e.g., "Be5" means a Bishop moves to square e5.
  • Destination square (for pawns): Indicates a pawn move, e.g., "e4" means a pawn moves to square e4.
  • x: Indicates a capture, e.g., "Bxe5" means a Bishop captures a piece on e5.
  • 0-0: Kingside Castling
  • 0-0-0: Queenside Castling
  • +: Check
  • #: Checkmate
  • = (followed by a piece): Pawn promotion, e.g., "e8Q" means a pawn promotes to a Queen on e8. 
    • Disambiguation: If multiple pieces of the same type can move to the same square, you need to add more information:
      • By file: If the pieces are on different files (columns), you can specify the file (e.g., Ngf3, Ndf3). 
      • By rank: If the pieces are on different ranks (rows), you can specify the rank (e.g., R8xc6, R2xc6). 
      • By both file and rank: If neither the file nor the rank alone is enough to disambiguate, you specify both (e.g., Rdf8 if both rooks can move to f8
      • sorry for gaps