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Descriptive notation

Descriptive notation is a chess notation system based on abbreviated natural language. Its distinctive features are that it refers to files by the piece that occupies the back rank square in the starting position and that it describes each square two ways depending on whether it is from White or Black's point of view. It was common in English, Spanish…

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KnightKingQueenRookBishop
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1.e4Howard Staunton
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Chess notationAlgebraic notationFIDE
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related to References · 35
Descriptive notation → Al, An Illustrated Dictionary, Anne, Batsford, BohnSunnucks, Brace, Burg, Chess, Chess Federation's Official Rules, Chess Giants, Chess Life, Craftwell, Daniel, David, Edward, First, Golombek's Encyclopedia, Harry, Henry, Howard
related to Nomenclature · 28
Descriptive notation → As, Black, Black's, Chess Review, Each, English, In, K1, KB, King, King One, King's, KN, KR, Kt, QB, QN, QR, Rook, Similarly
related to Comparison to algebraic notation · 11
Descriptive notation → Algebraic, Because, By, Generic, KN2, Maxims, N2, On, QB4, The, While
related to history · 10
Descriptive notation → For, Handbook, Howard Staunton's The Chess-Player's, In, K's, K4, King's Fourth, Over, Pawn, This
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Descriptive notation → English, Evergreen Game, The
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Descriptive notation → chess notation system based on abbreviated natural language

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notation descriptive algebraic chess rank move square knight pawn piece first sq used king rook pieces queen bishop file kt

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Descriptive notationis achess notation system based on abbreviated natural language0.90text
Descriptive notationrelated to Comparison to algebraic notationWhile0.60section
Descriptive notationrelated to Comparison to algebraic notationBy0.60section
Descriptive notationrelated to Comparison to algebraic notationQB40.60section
Descriptive notationrelated to Comparison to algebraic notationKN20.60section
Descriptive notationrelated to Comparison to algebraic notationGeneric0.60section
Descriptive notationrelated to Comparison to algebraic notationN20.60section
Descriptive notationrelated to Comparison to algebraic notationMaxims0.60section
Descriptive notationrelated to Comparison to algebraic notationBecause0.60section
Descriptive notationrelated to Comparison to algebraic notationOn0.60section
Descriptive notationrelated to Comparison to algebraic notationThe0.60section
Descriptive notationrelated to Comparison to algebraic notationAlgebraic0.60section

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