How To Write Chess Moves

“The chess book is the door to become a chess master while
chess notation is the key to open that door.”
 
a) Name of each square
  • In the Introduction to Chess, you have learned that each square has it's own name. Let us revise that lesson.
Chess Coordinates
Chess Coordinates
b) Symbol of each piece
Symbol of each piece
Symbol of each piece
  • The table above show the symbol of each piece.
  • As you can see,  we use capital letter for the symbol of each piece.
c) Write down the move.
  • There are 2 steps to write down the move.
    1. The letter of the piece, unless it is a Pawn.
    2. The name of the square where the piece ends up.
  • The table below summarize the symbol of notation:
Notation Symbol
Notation Symbol
d) Examples of Real Game
Examples of Real Game
Examples of Real Game