This question is actually refering to the book "chess combination as a fine art" by Golz/Keres. Inside, we have this wierd way of naming the squares on a traditional chess board such as Q7, R1, K6. Unlike the normal way which is a - h horrizontally and 1 - 8 vertically. I am utterly confused.....
2007-01-10 05:01:17 · 4 answers · asked by Wai Cheung 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Board Games
What you are used to seeing is Algebraic Notation it is a-h for files and 1-8 for the ranks. The book is using Descriptive Notation. Both are standard in chess. Descriptive Notation is more popular.
2007-01-10 06:45:28 · answer #1 · answered by mailler_mike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chess Board Labeled
2016-10-18 04:48:04 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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In a traditional chess board, how are the squares labeled?
This question is actually refering to the book "chess combination as a fine art" by Golz/Keres. Inside, we have this wierd way of naming the squares on a traditional chess board such as Q7, R1, K6. Unlike the normal way which is a - h horrizontally and 1 - 8 vertically. I am utterly...
2015-08-02 02:15:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There should be 8 x 8 = 64 squares in a chess board.
2016-03-18 05:35:04 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually this is the traditional way. The ranks (that is, the horizontal rows) are numbered 1 to 8 from the player's side. In other words, White's 1st rank is Black's 8th rank. The files (that is, the columns) are named after the piece that occupies that file. So Q7 for White is the 7th rank on the Q file, or d7 in algebraic. Q7 for Black is the 7th rank on the Q file from the Black side, which is d2 in algebraic. Some people (including myself) actually find this (called descriptive notation, or English notation) far preferable.
2007-01-10 05:19:58 · answer #5 · answered by Homeboy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're referring to descriptive notation, as opposed to algebraic notation which is what you are more familiar with. Check this site for a good explanation of the descriptive notation
http://www.dtguide.com/chess/How_To_Understand_Descriptive_Notation_In_Chess_Strategy_Books.html
2007-01-10 05:10:42 · answer #6 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The letter actually is referring to the piece in play.
R= rook
B= bishop
N= knight
Q=queen
K=King
P=pawn
2007-01-10 05:09:08 · answer #7 · answered by answerman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
numbers vertically annd letters or by the piece horizontly
2007-01-10 05:05:28 · answer #8 · answered by Hakim N 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋