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TheBomb94

Hi people a recently bought a book but I can't read the chess notation used,need help please here is a part of the notation 1.P-k4 P-K4

2.Kt-Kb3 Kt-KB3

3.KtxP P-Q3

4.Kt-KB3 KtxP

5.Q-K2 Q-K2.

granitoman

That's descriptive notation

First states what piece is moving and then where is moving.

TheBomb94

thank you @granitoman and what does the y stands for?

TheBomb94

thank you @granitoman and what does the y stands for?

robbykrh

go to wikipedia and type descriptive notation.....it is a little more complicated than algebraic notation

Sred
pfren wrote:
TheBomb94 wrote:

what does the y stands for?

Nothing. Letter "y" has no specific usage in descriptive notation. Maybe you are misreading?

Maybe he's refering to the x which stands for captures?

TheBomb94

Thank you everyone and sorry for my misspelling I meant the latter t?