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Originally Posted by karlfreak and how do i say i want to move my horse |
I'll reply to your question but not your move, becuase I get the feeling you might have wanted to a make a move but didn't how to express it.
There is a thread in the Chess Forum that explains algebraic notation. A single post in there, which is easy to pick out, has everything you need to know.
But the short answer is that the general form is as follows: a move is described by PIECE-SYMBOL + SQUARE-PIECE-LANDS-ON. Pawns are not pieces so we don't write a symbol for them: just the square they land on.
The piece symbols are as follows:
K = king
Q = queen
R = rook
B = bishop
N = knight (K is already reserved for the king)
Squares are indicated by listing a file then a rank. A file is a vertical column labeled with a letter (a - h). A rank is a horizontal row labeled with a number (1 - 8).
So to move your knight you write "N" and then tack on the square it lands on. For exampe, Nf6 would move your knight on your king's side to the square f6, Nh6 would move it to the square h6; Ne7 would move your king's knight to the square e7; Nc6 would move your knight on your queen's side to the square c6; Na6 would move your queen's knight to the square a6; and finally, Nd7 would move your queen's knight to the square d7.
There's more to algebraic notation than that (how are captures written? what happens if two knights could land on the same square: how does one indicate which of the two knigths was moved?): if you need more detail, check out that thread on algebraic notation.
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