Chess

Chess Notation

Chess notation describes how moves in a game of chess are recorded and described. (…). We talked about how every square has a coordinate-these form one part of the notation for every move. The other part is the piece moving to the square.

In chess notation, a pawn move is the only piece that doesn’t reference the piece in question. You’ll notice a knight uses "N", which is to avoid getting confused with the "K" for king.

(Rozman 2023, 31)

Piece Label
Pawn  
Bishop B
Knight N
Rook R
Queen Q
King K

Openings

d4 Openings

e4 Openings

References:

Rozman, Levy. 2023. How to Win at Chess: The Ultimate Guide for Beginners and beyond. Ten Speed Press.