I am a beginning Chess player, and I am reading a book by Silman. I have just started the book, and have been able to understand notation so far. The issue I am having is with the notation Bxb5+ c6. I know that this means Bishop takes the piece on b5 and places the King in check, but I am not sure what the c6 means. The reason I am confused is because the King is located on e8 in the diagram. So, my initial guess that c6 stood for the location of the King cannot be correct. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I am a beginning Chess player, and I am reading a book by Silman. I have just started the book, and have been able to understand notation so far. The issue I am having is with the notation Bxb5+ c6. I know that this means Bishop takes the piece on b5 and places the King in check, but I am not sure what the c6 means. The reason I am confused is because the King is located on e8 in the diagram. So, my initial guess that c6 stood for the location of the King cannot be correct. Any help would be greatly appreciated.