D E F G H and the ranks go (starting from the left ) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Books on algebraic notation
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Aug 19, 2023
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I don’t know any books on notation but one thing that helps me is the columns (starting from the left) go A B C
D E F G H and the ranks go (starting from the left ) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
D E F G H and the ranks go (starting from the left ) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Aug 19, 2023
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#5
The chess pieces start with capitals where as the squares start lower case
Appendix C of the rules of chess. It explains everything
https://www.fide.com/FIDE/handbook/LawsOfChess.pdf
Aug 20, 2023
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#11
For me i find that looking through analysis lines for games has helped bc i can correspond the notation to the same board that i am looking at.
Aug 24, 2023
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#12
so??
literally what difference does it make
now if you went and critiqued the explanation (theres a lot to critique) thatd be fine
Aug 24, 2023
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#13
Puzzleslolz wrote:
Ilampozhil25 wrote:
so??
literally what difference does it make
now if you went and critiqued the explanation (theres a lot to critique) thatd be fine
I think it's better for higher rated players to give advice on notation, like 1800s
Lots of 700s know notation perfectly, there's nothing wrong with him giving advice on notation to a newer player if he knows what he's talking about.
exceptionalfork wrote:
Puzzleslolz wrote:
Ilampozhil25 wrote:
so??
literally what difference does it make
now if you went and critiqued the explanation (theres a lot to critique) thatd be fine
I think it's better for higher rated players to give advice on notation, like 1800s
Lots of 700s know notation perfectly, there's nothing wrong with him giving advice on notation to a newer player if he knows what he's talking about.
Aug 24, 2023
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#15
Chess notation is a coordinate system very similar to that used in the game Battleship. You won’t find whole books about it, but you find the system explained in a page or two in the front of many books.
The Wikipedia article is also informative.
buy a board that has the algebraic notation labels on it. a way of thinking about it is that it is an x and y axis and you are plotting points on a graph. Start by reading and playing through annotated games. moving the pieces to the right squares and it will become easier. if you really want to study notation, learn the older descriptive notation as well. it is harder than algebraic but it will open up about 150 years worth of books to read. good luck!
Aug 25, 2023
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Puzzleslolz wrote:
Ilampozhil25 wrote:
so??
literally what difference does it make
now if you went and critiqued the explanation (theres a lot to critique) thatd be fine
I think it's better for higher rated players to give advice on notation, like 1800s
Think about it like this - if 700s, or anyone else, are able to explain notation, it means that they know that they understood it.
I’m totally new to chess, and one of the things tripping me up the most is notation.
Can someone provide a basic reading list?
thanks!