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 of chess notation used for recording and des
Correspondence chess card showing algebraic notation and ICCF notation
Page from 1841 Chess Player's Chronicle. In modern algebraic notation, this would be written as 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.b4 Bxb4 4.f4 d5 5.exd5 Nf6 6.fxe5 Nxd5 7.Nf3 Bg4 8.0-0 0-0 9.c3 Ba5 10.Ba3 Re8 11.Qb3 Bxf3 12.Rxf3 Bb6+ 13.d4 Rxe5 14.Nd2 Nc6 15.Kh1 Na5 16.Qc2 Nxc4 17.Nxc4 Rh5 18.Ne5 Nxc3 19.Nxf7 Qxd4 20.Rg1 c5 21.Rxc3 Bc7 22.h3 b6 23.Rf3 Qd5 24.Bb2 g5 25.Qc3 Qd4 26.Qb3 c4 27.Qb4 Qc5 28.Qc3 Be5 29.Nxe5 1–0
Chess is a board game for two players, played on a square board consisting of 64 squares arranged in an 8×8 grid. The players, referred to as "White" and "Black", each control sixteen pieces: one king
Chess notation
…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 of chess notation used for recording and describing moves. It is the only form of notation recognized by…
Part of a Staunton chess setLeft to right: white king, black rook, black queen, white pawn, black knight, white bishop
Setup at the start of a chess game
Public chess tables in the Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris, France
Men playing chess, Kutaisi, Georgia, 2014