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Queen's is right for black and king's left.
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==Advantages==
By identifying each square with reference to the player on move, descriptive notation better reflects the symmetry of the game's starting position ("both players opened with P-K4 and planned to play B-KN2 as soon as possible"), and because the pieces captured are named, it is easy to skim over a game record and see which ones have been taken at any particular point.
 
and because the pieces captured are named, it is easy to skim over a game record and see which ones have been taken at any particular point.
The maxim that a pawn on the 7th is worth two on the 5th makes sense from both Black's perspective as well as White's perspective.
 
==Disadvantages==