Can't FIDE or USCF or somebody establish an accepted notation system?? I started out as a kid with descriptive notation. Bishop to king's knight's three. Fine. Then it move to algabraic: Bf3. When there was a capture, it was Bxf3 and if a check Bxf3+. Fine. I got accustomed to that. Now I'm beginning to see books which don't use x for capture, simply Bf3 whether something is captured or not and they totally ignore + for check. What's going on. Are the publishers trying to save ink or space or what? I appreciate the little x's and + for check. They're little signposts along the way in case I get lost. Are we slowly moving toward the barest minimum notation. Any ideas anyone?
Most books are in short algebraic,which I greatly appreciate.It would be nice to have a uniform notation system in all books,but how would you force the publishers to do just that?Personally I don't buy books in descriptive notation anymore,it's a one-man boycot that will not sort any effect at all,but at least I don't have to torture my brain with that dreadfull descriptive anymore 😀
I was born and bred in that briar patch. I was raised on descriptive, then as books changed, I went algabraic (other than numbers and letters what does it have to do with algebra?). It's like learning a language. Now I can use both just as easily. I just don't like it when they start drifting again and making up their own rules. Incidentally, if you want shorthand, why not give every square a number 1-64, then show a move like 3-13? Also, another wrinkle, some books give the square the piece is resting on, then the square it goes to. A governing body like the USCF or preferably FIDE should set up a common nomenclature and stick to it.
Originally posted by buddy2When they start with the square the piece rests on and then give the square it goes to,it's called long algebraic.Along with short algebraic it's the standard form these days.Both are fine for me.Figurine is also fine,that's what most newspapers use,I believe.If they stick to one of those three it should be fine,if you know one of them you know the others too.
I was born and bred in that briar patch. I was raised on descriptive, then as books changed, I went algabraic (other than numbers and letters what does it have to do with algebra?). It's like learning a language. Now I can use both just as easily. I just don't like it when they start drifting again and making up their own rules. Incidentally, if you wa ...[text shortened]... rning body like the USCF or preferably FIDE should set up a common nomenclature and stick to it.