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==Comparison to algebraic notation==
[[File:Score sheets - DPLA - 0a590328ede519d75918cbcfe22acc2e (page 249).jpg|thumb|Game in descriptive notation from 1931. This player writes "Knight to Bishop's square" as '''Kt–B''' and "King's Rook to King 1" as '''KR–K'''.]]▼
While descriptive notation is largely regarded as obsolete, it does have a few minor advantages over algebraic notation. By identifying each square with reference to the player on move, descriptive notation better reflects the symmetry of the game's starting position (e.g. "both players opened with P–QB4 and planned to play B–KN2 as soon as possible"). Generic descriptions which refer to all four sectors of the board are also possible, e.g. "all four bishops were developed on N2." Maxims such as "a pawn on the seventh is worth two on the fifth" make sense from both players' perspectives. Because the type of each captured piece is specified, it is easier to visualize the material balance at any point in the game when skimming over a {{chessgloss|game score}}.
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| image1 = Score sheets - DPLA - 0a590328ede519d75918cbcfe22acc2e (page 9).jpg
| caption1 = This player uses "KT" for knight, and "sq" for the first rank.
| image2 = Score sheets - DPLA - 0a590328ede519d75918cbcfe22acc2e (page 249).jpg
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| image3 = Score sheets - DPLA - 0a590328ede519d75918cbcfe22acc2e (page 67).jpg
| caption3 = This player writes [[check (chess)|check]] as {{small|(CH)}}. On one occasion, "Rook on Queen's square to Queen's Bishop's square" is written '''R–Q–QBsq'''.
| image4 = Score sheets - DPLA - 0a590328ede519d75918cbcfe22acc2e (page 179).jpg
| caption4 =This player uses dots instead of dashes, so "Pawn to Queen 4" is '''P. Q. 4'''. He also denotes castling as '''Castles'''.
| header =Scorecards from a 1931 demonstrating variations in descriptive notation.
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==Notes==
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