This column introduced algebraic notation in its introduction to chess, but it was inadequate. Seriously, therefore, I have decided to revisit the notation.

Chess notation: K=king, Q=queen, N=Knight, B=bishop, R=rook. A notation such as “e5” indicates a pawn move where there is only 1 pawn that can move to e5.

Years ago, a type of notation was used that was referred to as descriptive notation. I learnt chess in the 1970s when only descriptive notation existed. But algebraic notation has several ...

While the Facebook chess game might not be the most sophisticated chess app, it’s certainly a fun little Easter Egg and a useful way for newer players to familiarize themselves with chess notation.

TL;DR: In a surprising experiment, Atari 2600's 1979 chess game outperformed ChatGPT despite its 1.19 MHz CPU and limited move evaluation. The AI struggled with basic chess notation and made ...