What do these terms mean in chess?

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Born_Bad

I'm reading more about chess and trying to figure out the movements and notations.

The problem I'm having is not knowing not all chess notations are the same.

What does Q-Q mean?

Or P-QB4?

A lot of this is over whelming to me and I know how to read basic notations.

I'm learning about the equilibrium of positions and their disturbances but I'm lost as I've ever been in chess. I used to think that just reading about chess  would eventually help me pick it up but I'm starting to think I need more than that.

Please feel free to Give me any different terms that I might not know or positions. Thank you.

nklristic

P-QB4 is an older type of chess notation. It is called descriptive notation and it's not used anymore.

P-QB4 means pawn to queen's bishop 4, in algebraic notation (which is used today) you would simply write c4. happy.png

I am not sure about Q-Q, it doesn't sound right to me, but someone else might be able to help.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descriptive_notation

RussBell

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic_notation_(chess)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descriptive_notation

https://www.chessable.com/blog/chess-notation-for-beginners/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_chess

https://chess24.com/glossary

P.S. It's O-O (castle Kingside) or O-O-O (castle Queenside), not Q-Q etc.

browse...good stuff...

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell

Born_Bad

Thanks , guys for all the help. Means a lot. I think I need a book on the new terms today.