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Methods for describing chess moves and/or positions
Chess notation systems are used to record either the moves made or the position of the pieces in a game of chess. Algebraic notation is the standard method
Chess_notation
Method to convey chess moves
Algebraic notation is the standard method of chess notation, used for recording and describing moves. It is based on a system of coordinates to uniquely
Algebraic_notation_(chess)
Notation for describing a chess game position
Forsyth–Edwards Notation (FEN) is a standard notation for describing a particular board position of a chess game. The purpose of FEN is to provide all
Forsyth–Edwards_Notation
Notation for recording chess games
Descriptive notation is a chess notation system based on abbreviated natural language. Its distinctive features are that it refers to files by the piece
Descriptive_notation
Computer format for recording chess games
Portable Game Notation (PGN) is a standard plain text format for recording chess games (both the moves and related data), which can be read by humans and
Portable_Game_Notation
Text characters representing chess pieces
algebraic notation, which replaces the letter that stands for a piece by its symbol, e.g. ♛f1 instead of Qf1. This also allows the play of chess games in
Chess_symbols_in_Unicode
Any board used in the game chess
algebraic, descriptive, or numeric chess notation; algebraic notation is the FIDE standard. In algebraic notation, using White's perspective, files are
Chessboard
Notation indicating the writer's assessment of a chess move
to the text describing the move (e.g. Re7? or Kh1!?); see Algebraic chess notation. Use of these annotation symbols is subjective, as different annotators
Chess_annotation_symbols
Rules of play for the game of chess
2009 London Chess Classic. Chess portal Algebraic chess notation Cheating in chess Chess Chessboard Chess clock Chess glossary Chess piece Chess tournament
Rules_of_chess
Playing piece with non-standard chess rules
A fairy chess piece, variant chess piece, unorthodox chess piece, or heterodox chess piece is a chess piece not used in conventional chess but incorporated
Fairy_chess_piece
notation ("AN") The standard way to record the moves of a chess game, using alphanumeric coordinates for the squares. Also called standard notation.
Glossary_of_chess
Chess piece
and c8 and f8 for Black's bishops. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. The king's bishop is placed on f1 for White and f8 for
Bishop_(chess)
Chess piece
rook and a bishop. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. Compared to other chess pieces, the knight's movement is unique: it moves
Knight_(chess)
as a chess variant. In addition, fairy chess pieces are used in fairy chess, an area of chess problems involving changes to the rules of chess. The following
List_of_fairy_chess_pieces
Traditional board game for two players
algebraic notation to describe chess moves. A large body of chess theory has developed since the game's inception. Aspects of art are found in chess composition
Chess
Chess piece
move in Spain in the 15th century. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. The white queen starts on d1, while the black queen starts
Queen_(chess)
Special pawn move in chess
by appending the abbreviation e.p. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. The conditions for a pawn to capture an enemy pawn en passant
En_passant
Reference work on chess openings
by the encyclopedia. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. Both ECO and Chess Informant are published by the Belgrade-based company
Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings
Encyclopaedia_of_Chess_Openings
1942 novella by Stefan Zweig
and "Letter From an Unknown Woman". This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. An anonymous narrator opens the story by describing the
The_Royal_Game
Style of chess, 18th to 19th century
Hypermodern and New Dynamism eras. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. Games during the Romantic era typically consisted of 1
Romantic_chess
Chess position where the King is attacked
that puts their own king in check. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. A check is the result of a move that places the opposing
Check_(chess)
Notation system for Shogi
from the algebraic notation used for chess, but differs in several respects. A typical move might be notated P86 or P-8f. The notation format has the following
Shogi_notation
Convention where symbols represent concepts
manoeuvres Chess notation, to represent moves in a game of chess Algebraic notation Portable Game Notation Descriptive notation Forsyth–Edwards Notation Siteswap
Notation_system
Chess notation system
ICCF numeric notation is the official chess notation system of the International Correspondence Chess Federation. The system was devised for use in international
ICCF_numeric_notation
Game of chess via postal system or e-mail
chess was played only via email and postal mail. For playing by these two forms of transmission, the ICCF sanctioned the use of ICCF numeric notation
Correspondence_chess
records in chess listed here are achieved in organized tournament, match, or simultaneous exhibition play. This article uses algebraic notation to describe
List of world records in chess
List_of_world_records_in_chess
giving the gambit name, ECO code, and defining moves in algebraic chess notation. Alekhine Gambit – B02 – 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.d4 d6 5.Nf3 Bg4
List_of_chess_gambits
Fairy chess piece
friendly piece. Chess moves in this article use A as notation for the amazon. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. The amazon's
Amazon_(chess)
Topics referred to by the same term
++ may refer to: Checkmate, in chess notation The increment operator, in some programming languages + + (EP), by South Korean girl group Loona PLUSPLUS
++
Crossword clue technique
word used in the clue. For example: "Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or
Crossword_abbreviations
Reference book first published in 1911
Modern Chess Openings (usually called MCO) is a reference book on chess openings, first published in 1911 by the British players Richard Clewin Griffith
Modern_Chess_Openings
Notation for moves in chess-like games
Betza's funny notation, also referred to as Betza notation, is a compact method to describe the way pieces move in chess-like board games. It is in common
Betza's_funny_notation
Disadvantage in a game due to obligation to move
algebraic notation to describe chess moves. Zugzwang (from German 'compulsion to move'; pronounced [ˈtsuːktsvaŋ]) is a situation found in chess and other
Zugzwang
Game related to chess
A chess variant is any board game related to, derived from, or inspired by orthodox chess. Chess variants can differ from standard chess in many different
Chess_variant
Ending goal in chess
recorded in algebraic notation using the hash symbol "#", for example: 34.Qg3#. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. A mate may occur
Checkmate
Chess variant
positions of the pieces. Moves are communicated via a recognized chess notation. Blindfold chess was considered miraculous for centuries but now there is greater
Blindfold_chess
Fairy chess piece
marshal, and knook. Chess moves in this article use E as notation for the empress. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. The empress
Empress_(chess)
Fairy chess piece
bishop+knight compound. Chess moves in this article use letter H as notation for the princess. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. The princess
Princess_(chess)
Chess variant played on two chessboards by four players in teams of two
chess, transfer chess, double bughouse, doubles chess, cross chess, swap chess, or simply bughouse, bugsy, or bug. The name Siamese chess is also used but
Bughouse_chess
Chess-playing automaton hoax (1770–1854)
(German: Schachtürke, lit. 'chess Turk'), also known as the Automaton Chess Player or simply the Turk (Hungarian: A Török), was a chess-playing machine first
Mechanical_Turk
Notation for describing a chess game position
Forsyth–Edwards Notation (FEN) introduced by Reinhard Scharnagl in 2003. It was designed to be able to represent all possible positions in Fischer random chess (FRC)
X-FEN
Mention of chess in the will of Count Uregel, another early reference. 1173 – Earliest recorded use of a form of Algebraic Chess Notation. 1283 – Alfonso
Timeline_of_chess
Eleventh letter of the Latin alphabet
K in a blue triangle indicates Triangle K Kosher certification. In chess notation, the letter K represents the King (WK for White King, BK for Black King)
K
Chess opening
Garry Kasparov, and Mikhail Tal. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. By advancing the c-pawn two squares, Black asserts control
Sicilian_Defence
Overview of and topical guide to chess
of chess games. Chess notation – system of recording chess moves. Algebraic chess notation – most common method of recording moves. Descriptive chess notation
Outline_of_chess
Chess move
the chess family, such as shogi, xiangqi, and janggi, but it commonly appears in variants of Western chess. This article uses algebraic notation to describe
Castling
Computer hardware and software capable of playing chess
Computer chess includes both hardware (dedicated computers) and software capable of playing chess. Computer chess provides opportunities for players to
Computer_chess
Chess term; a check delivered by two pieces simultaneously
In chess and other related games, a double check is a check delivered by two pieces simultaneously. In chess notation, it is almost always represented
Double_check
Chess variant with randomized starting position
This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. Chess960, also known as Fischer Random Chess, is a chess variant that randomizes the starting
Chess960
Computer data format for recording draughts games
Board-height board height Notation A - alpha/numeric like chess N - numeric like draughts S - SAN - short-form chess notation. Then follows a number 0-4
Portable_Draughts_Notation
Chess variant
bughouse chess. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. Though the four-player "bughouse" chess became prominent in western chess circles
Crazyhouse
Chess opening
for White. List of chess openings List of chess openings named after people Siegbert Tarrasch wrote, using descriptive chess notation, "To 2.P-QB3? Black
Sicilian Defence, Alapin Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Alapin_Variation
Chess variant: goal is to lose pieces
checkmated. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. The rules are the same as those for standard chess, except for the following special
Losing_chess
System of points scoring in the game of chess
In chess, by far the most common scoring system is 1 point for a win, ½ for a draw, and 0 for a loss. A number of different notations are used to denote
Chess_scoring
Fairy chess piece
fairy chess piece that jumps two squares orthogonally (the directions a rook can move), leaping over any intermediate piece. In algebraic notation, it is
Dabbaba_(chess)
Chess set used for competitive play
positioning on the king's side of the board. This was because, in descriptive chess notation, the rooks and knights were often designated by being the "queen's knight"
Staunton_chess_set
Chess piece
to be informal or old-fashioned. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. The white rooks start on the squares a1 and h1, while the
Rook_(chess)
Global chess tournament
2025 World Blitz Chess Championship was the 27th World Blitz Chess Championship held by FIDE to determine the world champion in chess played under blitz
World Blitz Chess Championship 2025
World_Blitz_Chess_Championship_2025
Chess piece
removed from the board during the game. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. The white king starts on e1, on the file immediately to
King_(chess)
Chess game played in London in 1851
achievement "perhaps unparalleled in chess literature". This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. Anderssen was one of the strongest
Immortal_Game
bottom, then follow the two lines until they meet in a spot. Algebraic chess notation uses an alphanumeric grid to refer to the squares of a chessboard. Some
Alphanumeric_grid
Internet chess server
Chess.com is an internet chess server. The largest chess platform in the world, the site operates on a freemium model in which some features are available
Chess.com
1982 video game
1K ZX Chess is a 1982 chess program for the unexpanded Sinclair ZX81. 1K ZX Chess's code takes up only 672 bytes in memory, but implements chess rules
1K_ZX_Chess
Game piece for playing chess
A chess piece, or chessman, is a game piece that is placed on a chessboard to play the game of chess. It can be either white or black, and it can be one
Chess_piece
Open-source online chess platform
internet chess server that is free and open-source, run by a non-profit organization of the same name. Users of the site can play online chess anonymously
Lichess
Chess compositions with nonstandard rules (e.g. with fairy pieces)
example uses algebraic notation. Fairy chess is the area of chess composition in which there are some changes to the rules of chess. It may involve changes
Fairy_chess
Humorous chess puzzle
ordinary chess puzzles, joke problems can involve a solution which violates the inner logic or rules of the game. This article uses algebraic notation to describe
Joke_chess_problem
includes examples of humans playing against the computer, presented using chess notation. Summer – Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney begin work on an adaptation
1970_in_video_games
Chess opening
universal system starting with 1.Nf3. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. The use of the King's Indian Attack at grandmaster level
King's_Indian_Attack
Typographic character indicating a question (?)
containing the pairs query=testing and database=English. In algebraic chess notation, some chess punctuation conventions include: "?" denotes a bad move, "??"
Question_mark
Fairy chess piece
The wazir or vazir is a fairy chess piece that may move a single square vertically or horizontally. In notation, it is given the symbol W. In this article
Wazir_(chess)
1976 computer chess software
Microchess, sometimes written as MicroChess, is a chess program developed for the MOS Technology KIM-1 microcomputer by Peter R. Jennings in 1976, and
Microchess
Chess piece attacking two or more pieces simultaneously
fork is a type of double attack. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. A fork is an example of a double attack. The type of fork
Fork_(chess)
Typographical symbol (†)
dagger is used traditionally to mark a death in genealogical records. In chess notation, the dagger may be suffixed to a move to signify the move resulted in
Dagger_(mark)
Finding an optimal algorithm for playing chess
Solving chess consists of finding an optimal strategy for the game of chess; that is, one by which one of the players (White or Black) can always force
Solving_chess
Chess opening that is considered unusual
This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. In chess, an irregular opening is an opening considered unusual or unorthodox. In the early
Irregular_chess_opening
Graphic and typographic symbol
it can be used to denote a vector facing out of the page Zugzwang in chess notation Bullseye (disambiguation) The Lost Symbol – a novel by Dan Brown that
Circled_dot
Topics referred to by the same term
im Taunus, Germany Algebraic notation (chess), the standard notation for recording chess games (Algebraic chess notation) Andean Community of Nations
ACN
Chess opening
classified as code C57 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. The Fried Liver Attack has been known
Fried_Liver_Attack
Extended Position Description (EPD) is a standard for describing chess games and chess positions and an extended set of structured attribute values using
Extended_Position_Description
Chess opening
accept or decline the gambit pawn. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. The idea of sacrificing a pawn with ...b5 and ...a6 is
Benko_Gambit
Chess match between Kasparov and Karpov
The match was replayed in the World Chess Championship 1985. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. There were three different paths
World Chess Championship 1984–1985
World_Chess_Championship_1984–1985
1966 book by Bobby Fischer
they give a wrong answer. Unusually for a modern chess book, it requires no knowledge of chess notation, using only diagrams with arrows and descriptions
Bobby_Fischer_Teaches_Chess
Chess opening
classified as code C57 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. This is a natural move and one of
Traxler_Counterattack
Chess opening
favorite opening of popular Chess YouTuber GothamChess. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. Mieses vs. Kann, Hamburg 1885 The opening
Caro–Kann_Defence
System of rules to convert information into another form or representation
Specific games have their own code systems to record the matches, e.g. chess notation. In the history of cryptography, codes were once common for ensuring
Code
Chess opening
the World Chess Championship 2024 against Ding Liren, resulting in a win for Gukesh. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. According
Réti_Opening
Board and pieces for playing the game of chess
A chess set consists of a chessboard and (nominally) 'white' and 'black' chess pieces for playing chess. There are sixteen pieces of each color: one king
Chess_set
Chess opening
amateur level. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. The King's Gambit is a very old chess opening—one early variation is so old it
King's_Gambit
Written record of a Go game
universally-recognised notation comparable to algebraic chess notation for Go. There are several methods in use, including: Using chess-like notation, so (on a 19x19
Go_game_record
Chess opening
fourth game of the World Chess Championship 2023 against Ian Nepomniachtchi. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. The English derives
English_Opening
Sacrificial chess opening
chess opening in which a player sacrifices material with the aim of achieving a subsequent positional advantage. This article uses algebraic notation
Gambit
Unicode block
Chess Symbols is a Unicode block containing characters for fairy chess and related notations beyond the basic Western chess symbols (U+2654 to U+265F)
Chess_Symbols
Topics referred to by the same term
operands (as in "2 + 2") Algebraic notation (chess), the standard system for recording movement of pieces in a chess game In linguistics, recursive categorical
Algebraic_notation
System for representing classes of chess positions
easier to memorise. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. In the GBR code, every chess position is represented by six digits, in the
GBR_code
Series of competitive chess games
each player is required to record all moves of the game in algebraic chess notation. If, however, a player reaches less than five minutes on their clock
Chess_tournament
Set of chess variants played on a board with hexagonal cells
international) notation exists. Every detail is exactly as in ICCF numeric notation except that there is no castling. Unlike in orthodox chess, a king and
Hexagonal_chess
Chess variant native to China
write each move pair on a separate line. The book The Chess of China describes a move notation method in which the ranks of the board are numbered 1 to
Xiangqi
Canadian chess player (born 2000)
This section uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. Qiyu Zhou (2247) – Toms Kantāns (2496), 2016 Stockholm Chess Challenge: Round 9; Sicilian
Nemo_Zhou
List of codes used to classify chess openings
used to classify chess openings in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings. The five-volume encyclopaedia was first published by Chess Informant between
List_of_ECO_codes
CHESS NOTATION
CHESS NOTATION
Boy/Male
Tamil
Chest
Boy/Male
British, English
Famous; Special
Boy/Male
Hindu
Chest
Boy/Male
British, English
Makes Chests
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : topographic name for someone who lived by a stream where cress grew, from Old English cærse ‘watercress’ + lacu ‘stream’.
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
A Gem on the Chest of Lord Vishnu
Girl/Female
Indian
Purity, Righteousness, Honesty, Chest
Girl/Female
Tamil
Vishnuvakshah | விஷà¯à®¨à¯à®‚வாகà¯à®·à®¾à®¹Â
Residing in chest of Lord Vishnu
Vishnuvakshah | விஷà¯à®¨à¯à®‚வாகà¯à®·à®¾à®¹Â
Girl/Female
Arabic, Indian, Muslim, Parsi
A Flower; Nasturtium; Indian Cress
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Treasure Chest; A Box; With a Sweet Voice; A Box of Jewels; Lady with a Sweet Voice
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Parsi
Peaceful
Girl/Female
Muslim
Purity, Righteousness, Honesty, Chest
Surname or Lastname
English (Gloucestershire)
English (Gloucestershire) : unexplained.
Girl/Female
Indian
Purity, Righteousness, Honesty, Chest
Girl/Female
Slavic
At peace.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Residing in chest of Lord Vishnu
Girl/Female
Muslim
Purity, Righteousness, Honesty, Chest
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Slavic
At Peace
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a chest maker, from Middle English, Old French arc ‘chest’, ‘bin’ + Middle English wright ‘maker’, ‘craftsman’ (see Wright).
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Camp of the Soldiers
CHESS NOTATION
CHESS NOTATION
Boy/Male
Arabic
Rival
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Water
Girl/Female
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Punjabi, Sikh
God's Mehar; Good Wishes; Good Girl; Courtesy of God
Girl/Female
Biblical
Beautiful; agreeable.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Having immense strength, Great strength, Enormously strong Lord
Girl/Female
Indian, Marathi
A Flower
Girl/Female
Indian
Lively, Entertainer, From a stream or a Spring, The Spring season, The Spring season
Girl/Female
Hindu
Ever smiling
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Victorious; Auspicious Victory
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Fragrance of Love
CHESS NOTATION
CHESS NOTATION
CHESS NOTATION
CHESS NOTATION
CHESS NOTATION
n.
A cress.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Cess
v. t. & i.
See Guess.
imp. & p. p.
of Cess
n.
Indian cress.
n.
A piece used in the game of chess.
n.
A tight receptacle or box, usually for holding gas, steam, liquids, etc.; as, the steam chest of an engine; the wind chest of an organ.
n.
A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.
v. i.
To deposit in a chest; to hoard.
n.
A move, as at chess or checkers.
n.
A chest, or coffer.
n.
One who chews.
n.
A troublesome grass, growing as a weed in grain fields; -- called also chess. See Chess.
n.
A game played on a chessboard, by two persons, with two differently colored sets of men, sixteen in each set. Each player has a king, a queen, two bishops, two knights, two castles or rooks, and eight pawns.
n.
A species of brome grass (Bromus secalinus) which is a troublesome weed in wheat fields, and is often erroneously regarded as degenerate or changed wheat; it bears a very slight resemblance to oats, and if reaped and ground up with wheat, so as to be used for food, is said to produce narcotic effects; -- called also cheat and Willard's bromus.
n.
The chief piece in the game of chess.
imp. & p. p.
of Chest
pl.
of Cress