A Conversation for Algebraic Chess Notation

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Post 1

Irving Washington - Gone Writing

This is making more sense, now. But how *do* you denote a pawn, if there is no symbol? And what exactly is a "file" v a "rank"?

~Irving


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Post 2

Dr. Megabite

Instead of the letter for the piece, it is either missed out completely (e4) or in taking, it is the rank it is on (dxe4)


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