How to take Chess Notation: Algebraic Notation
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My son Dagon is attending the Pinnacle School in Bloomington. I will be helping out with the Pinnacle School's chess team this year.
One thing I hope to do is convince the players on the team that they should write down more of their games so they can do better post-mortems. If they can reconstruct their own games, then they can find out what were their mistakes and learn to improve.
It occurred to me that some of them might not know how to take algebraic notation so I decided to write a booklet explaining it which is a little less dry than the standard presentation. I have a draft and without further ado, here it is. I'd appreciate any constructive comments.
This booklet is intended for a student who knows all the rules of chess, doesn't know algebraic notation, is somewhat naturally interested in openings, strategy, and tactics, but doesn't have much knowledge of them.
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Aya,
The point was to try to get students to be able to mark them mentally. (Incidentally, this is something Dagon can do.)
Nets
Nets, just to make sure there is no confusion, you could include an exercise in which the chessboard appears upside down, or turned around, to make sure they can mark the ranks and files correctly regardless of orientation.
Excellent hub. Chess is a wonderful game and lasts a lifetime. These kids are lucky to have you. Keep it fun though. When i was younger I used to play fast and furious with like minded kids. I was school champion too for 3 yrs running. My only claim to fame! You booklet is awesome.
Aya Katz Level 4 Commenter 2 years ago
Nets, I liked the graphics. I did wonder, however, why you never marked the rows and columns on a picture of the chess board after the graphic marked ranks and files.