Common chess opening names and standard algebraic notation basics for reading and recording moves, one concept per card.
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- What piece does K represent in algebraic notation?
- King
- What piece does Q represent in algebraic notation?
- Queen
- What piece does R represent in algebraic notation?
- Rook
- What piece does B represent in algebraic notation?
- Bishop
- What piece does N represent in algebraic notation?
- Knight
- How are pawn moves written in algebraic notation?
- Just the destination square (no piece symbol), for example e4 or d5.
- How are squares named in algebraic notation?
- A letter (a through h) for the file, followed by a number (1 through 8) for the rank.
- What does the symbol x mean in a move?
- Capture, for example Nxe5 means the knight captures on e5.
- What does the symbol + mean in algebraic notation?
- Check, the king is under attack.
- What does O-O mean in algebraic notation?
- Kingside castling (the king moves two squares toward the h-file rook).
- What does O-O-O mean in algebraic notation?
- Queenside castling (the king moves two squares toward the a-file rook).
- What does ! mean in move notation?
- A good move.
- How is a pawn capture written in algebraic notation?
- The file letter of the pawn, then x, then the destination square, for example exd5.
- How do you disambiguate when two pieces of the same type can move to the same square?
- Add the file or rank of the departing piece, for example Nbd2 or R1a3.
- What does 1. represent in move notation?
- White's first move number.