How to Understand Descriptive Notation in Chess Strategy Books

knightofchess.com — “Notation” is a method in chess strategy books that is used to describe the movement of pieces on the chess board, without needing a visual diagram of the chess board for each move. It greatly increases a chess author’s ability to describe a large number of chess games in compact form, leaving more room for game analysis. Jul 24, 2007 View in Crawl 4