Re: Notation (was: The "swap rule" in chess...)

"Dvd Avins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > Larry Tapper wrote:
> > > "Ed Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > >> ObEasyFollowup:  Why did I choose P-KB3?
> > ...
> > > if you were playing White and I could choose your first move, I might
> > > pick P-KR4.
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> > Can you please tell me what notation that is? Is P-KB3 äquivalent to b3?
> > Then why the redundant way of notation?
> > Thanks.
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> P-KB3 is equivalent to g3

Oops. f3.

. It's pronounced Pawn to King Bishop Three. The
> notation called Descriptive Notation or, more specifically, English
> Descriptive Notation. That "English" is it's downfall, the reason that it
> has fallen out of favor in the last several decades. Algebraic Notation is
> easier to use across linguistic boundaries.
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