Notation

     Notation is when you note down your moves. This can be very confusing for people who do not regularly play chess. On a standard chessboard, there are letters on the x-axis and numbers on the y-axis. For moves like casting, capturing, and checks, there are special symbols. Captures are x. Checks are + Castling is o-o. If you do Queen side casting, then it's o-o-o. Now, when you notate, you must say which piece you are moving. You put this in front of the square name to say that you moved. The following are the letters corresponding to each piece. Queen=Q. King=K. Bishop=B. Knight=N. Rook=N. Pawn=P. . Each square has its own letter name, like d3.  You can find this information by looking at the square, then look up the board at the borders. At the top the there will be a number. If you look to the right of the square and go to the borders, you would find a number. Then put the letter in front of the number, and you will have the name of the square. Then you must put the letter of the piece you moved, and put that before the square name, and you should end up with something like this: Rd3. IF the move is a check, then put the + after the square name. For example, rd3+. If you do casting, just put o-o or o-o-o. Commonly, there are books just for notation. That is Notation