FEN values

Can anyone please tell me what is the FEN value of a game? When I get email notifications of an opponents move, I always get a FEN value but do not understand what this means. Is it an indication of how well/badly I am doing in a game?
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no, the FEN string (Forsyth-Edwards Notation) is one easy way of describing a chess board: you start with the last row and contains abbreviation of the blck and white pieces (King, kNight, Rook, Pawn, ...) black and white pieces are marked with upper and lower case letters.
for example have a look at the game
http://www.redhotpawn.com/gameanalysis/boardhistory.php?gameid=301834
its fenstring is
rn2k1nr/1b2q2p/1pp1N1p1/p2pbp2/5P2/1PNB4/P1PP2PP/R1BQ1RK1 b qk f3 0 12

there are a blck rook, a black knight and then 2 empty squares and so on. you got it? after the first space the "b" says that it is blacks turn...

FENs are availible at RHP, this is very very good: you can easily export the current position form RHP to another chess programm or note it down and play the game at home (think of the position)

could I help you? for further infos search the net 😉
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Thanks for the reply Thire. I'll loook it up.
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Thanks I was also wondering. What is the last bit after blacks turn to move qk f3 0 12

...come in and find out:
http://www.chessville.com/Reference_Center/FEN_Description.htm

the third parts describes Castling Availability, the 4th En Passant Target Square, 5th: Halfmove Clock, 6th: Fullmove Clock

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Originally posted by miless
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