What is Fen ??

When i am looking at a particular game of mine and i click on Game Details, just above the board i see something called 'Fen' followed by a really long serial number of some sort. What is that? Here is a copy of what i was looking at:

Fen : r1bq1rk1/pppp1pp1/2n2n1p/4p3/2BPP3/2P1PN2/PP4PP/RN1QK2R b QK - 0 8

This is explained in the FAQ section of the 'Help files', which can be accessed by clicking on the Help button at the top of the screen.

Originally posted by mrPink
When i am looking at a particular game of mine and i click on Game Details, just above the board i see something called 'Fen' followed by a really long serial number of some sort. What is that? Here is a copy of what i was looking at:

Fen : r1bq1rk1/pppp1pp1/2n2n1p/4p3/2BPP3/2P1PN2/PP4PP/RN1QK2R b QK - 0 8

Thanks guys! One thing though... what use does it serve the players to know that? Is there an advantage to knowing it at all? Just curious.🙂

err, never mind. Sorry. I posted that last email BEFORE i read the thread legionnaire posted. Useful for importing into a chess program. I've used the PGN to import into chessmaster before, but never heard of FEN. 🙂