Chess · Stage 0: The board

How moves are written

Books, videos and online game records all write moves the same short way. A few letters and signs are all you need to read them.

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Each move is written as a piece letter and the square it goes to. K is the king, Q the queen, R a rook, B a bishop and N a knight, since K is already the king. Pawns have no letter. So Nf3 means a knight goes to f3, and e4 means a pawn goes to e4.