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Forsyth–Edwards Notation

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 the necessary information to restart a game from a particular position.

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Adjustment for chess variants like Chess960

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Forsyth–Edwards Notation

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Avg. degree1.93
Density0.074074
Components1

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fen notation position chess one game forsyth squares use standard edwards castling pawn denoted black rank system piece move would

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which player is to moveinstance ofand not the other metadata0.80text
castling availabilityinstance ofand not the other metadata0.80text
and move countinstance ofand not the other metadata0.80text
which presumably would have been written out in full or implied by context.The notation was first proposed by Forsyth in the Glasgow Weekly Herald on February 2instance ofand not the other metadata0.80text
1883instance ofand not the other metadata0.80text
which player is to moveinstance ofand added additional metadata fields0.80text
castling availabilityinstance ofand added additional metadata fields0.80text
and moreinstance ofand added additional metadata fields0.80text
as described belowinstance ofand added additional metadata fields0.80text
Extended Position Description is neededinstance ofa different format0.80text
Chess960instance ofrnbqkbnr/pp1ppppp/8/2p5/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKB1R b KQkq - 1 2 Adjustment for chess variants like Chess960FEN is crucial for recording games in chess variants0.80text

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