Chess Notations
Chess Notations
Chess Notations
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legendary chess game notation. “Practice makes perfect!”
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Title i
Copyright ii
Chess Quotes iv
Dedication v
Preface vi
Acknowledgements vii
Chessboard 1
Chess Glossary x
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CHESS BOARD
Chess a board game of strategic skill for two players played on a chequered board on which
each playing sixteen pieces is move according to precise rules. The object is to put the
opponent's king under a direct attack from which escape is impossible (checkmate).
Chessboard
Ranks
Files
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CHESS PIECES
Six unique pieces of chess
i. The Pawn iv. The Bishop
ii. The Rook v. The Queen
iii. The Knight vi. The King
The table below shows how the chessmen are represent in printed material, the symbol given
to it and its value.
i. The Pawn
v. The Queen
CHESS NOTATIONS
Notations: are various systems that have developed to record either the moves made
in a game of chess or the position of pieces on a chessboard.
The board squares is identify by their rank (column) and file (row) names.
For instance, the lower left square is a1. The upper right square is h8.
If the knight took the pawn, writing “Nxf5” would not be adequate to indicate which white
knight is used. How could we tell the difference? We include the rank and write Nh4xf5.
We have a similar situation with the black pawns taking the white. We need to include the
file of the attacking pawn and write d5xe4.
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Notation Exercise!
Recreate on your chessboard this game from the 1600’s involving a queen sacrifice.
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CHECKMATE POSITION
CHECKMATE POSITION
CHECKMATE POSITION
CHECKMATE POSITION
CHECKMATE POSITION
9. ARABIAN MATE
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CHECKMATE POSITION
CHECKMATE POSITION
CHECKMATE POSITION
CHESS PUZZLE
CHESS PUZZLE
CHESS PUZZLE
CHESS PUZZLE
CHESS PUZZLE
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Anastasia's Mate: This mate is more common after the enemy king has already castled. It
entails one piece obstructing a square adjacent to the enemy king (usually a pawn). To
checkmate your opponent, you'll also need a knight and a rook.
Arabian Mate: The Arabian Mate is reached when a knight and rook work together to
checkmate the king. The knight guards the rook and prevents the king from escaping.
Back Rank Mate: The Back Rank Mate is very common in chess, so it is a good idea to be
able to identify when this pattern appears on the board. This mate includes taking advantage
of your opponent's pieces creating a wall in front of their king, leaving only one rank for it.
You can then checkmate your opponent by attacking that rank with a rook or a queen.
Checkmate: A checkmate (also known as "mate") occurs when a king is place in check and
has no legal moves to escape. When a checkmate happens, the game ends immediately, and
the player who delivered the checkmate wins.
FIDE: Federation Internationale Des Echecs is an acronym for Federation Internationale Des
Echecs (World Chess Federation).
File: The vertical lines on a board are call files. The files (columns) are label from a - h.
Fool's Mate (Two-Move-Checkmate): The Fool's Mate is the fastest checkmate in chess,
happening only after two moves! To achieve this accomplishment, you must play as Black
(White can checkmate in three moves) and your opponent must perform terribly. It entails
targeting either White's weak e1-h4 diagonal or Black's weak e8-h5 diagonal.
Legal's Mate: The Legal's Mate is another opening trap that comes after one-player
sacrifices the queen to force a mate. For this mating pattern to occur, both players must
execute these actions.
NN: An unknown player, usually an amateur.
Rank: The horizontal lines on a board are call ranks. The ranks (rows) are number from 1 - 8.
Scholar's Mate (Four-Move-Checkmate): The Scholar's Mate is an opening trap that
catches many beginners off guard. It's also a fast mate that takes only four moves to
complete and entails attacking the weak f2 and f7 squares.
Score Sheet: When competing in chess competitions, written chess notation is frequently
required. Many competitions require players to keep track of their games on a score sheet.
Smothered Mate: The name "Smothered Mate" comes from the idea that the monarch has no
"breathing room" and hence cannot escape any danger. That's when a knight can enter the fray
and take advantage of the king's limited manoeuvrability to put an end to the game in style!
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