1. e4
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    04 May '09 16:21
    Originally posted by ironstalemate
    how to read the game anotations in some of those books? for example , what does K-t6 mean?
    K-t6.

    It means Katie is sick.
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    04 May '09 16:38
    Knight six. Some piece goes to b3, b6, g3 or g6 (= Kt-6)
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    04 May '09 16:57
    im reading "how to not play chess"

    and those anotations are driving me mad

    page 41 for example
  4. e4
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    04 May '09 17:031 edit
    "page 41 for example."


    That means you are reading page 41
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    04 May '09 17:06
    How not to play chess
    Descriptive notation

    There must be a joke possible somehow ... 😛
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    04 May '09 17:12
    Originally posted by ironstalemate
    im reading "how to not play chess"

    and those anotations are driving me mad

    page 41 for example
    Hm.That one's in english.I don't see the problem unless you don't know descriptive notation.
    In that case spend 10 minutes here:

    http://www.chessville.com/misc/misc_codes_notation_descriptive.htm
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    04 May '09 17:121 edit
    Originally it was written in long hand descriptive
    and it was also considered very bad form to mention names.

    Our
    H. Staunton v H. Bird
    1.e4 e5
    2.Nf3 Nc6

    was thus

    Mr. S_____________ versus Mr. B_____________

    1. King's pawn to King's pawn fourth. - The same.
    2.Kings Knight to the King's Bishop's third - Queen's Knight to etc...

    You get the idea.
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    05 May '09 15:59
    from http://www.chesszone.org/lib/lib.html

    wich book is really the best for a noob like myself?

    im only around 1200ish on yahoo (darn proud of it though! it's my most prized rating!)
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    05 May '09 16:52
    Originally posted by ironstalemate
    from http://www.chesszone.org/lib/lib.html

    wich book is really the best for a noob like myself?

    im only around 1200ish on yahoo (darn proud of it though! it's my most prized rating!)
    No idea what a Yahoo 1200 plays like but I'd say:
    Edward Lasker's Chess strategy
    Fischer's My 60 memorable games

    Need to know descriptive for both.
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