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'''Descriptive chess notation''', or just '''descriptive notation''' is a [[chess notation|notation]] for recording [[chess]] games, and at one time was the most popular notation for doing so. It has been superseded by [[algebraic chess notation]], but is still important for understanding older chess books. Descriptive notation exists in many language-based variants, the most prevalent being '''English descriptive notation''' and '''Spanish descriptive notation'''.
==Naming the pieces==
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==Naming squares on the board==
[[Image:EnglishDescriptiveChessNotation.png|right|frame|English Descriptive Chess Notation of the squares.]]In descriptive chess notation each square has two names, depending on black's or white's viewpoint. Each file is given a name corresponding with the piece that occupies the first rank at the start of the game. Thus the [[queen (chess)|queen]]'s rank is named 'Q' and the [[king (chess)|king]]'s rank is named 'K'.
Since there are two each of the remaining pieces on the first rank, it is necessary to distinguish between them. The pieces
Similarly, the pieces
The rank is given a number, ranging from 1 to 8, with rank 1 being closest to the player.
This method of naming the squares means that each square has one name from white's point of view and another from black's. For instance, the bottom left square ('a1' in algebraic chess notation) is called "queen's rook 1" (QR1) by white and "queen's rook 8" (QR8) by black.
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