From: Toshiya Kawakami <GHE01101 <at> NIFTYSERVE <dot> OR <dot> JP>
Date: 13 oct 1995
Subject: Re: Notation of position and score?

Hi Wendell,

Thank you for your reply.

>   O:Ou K:Kin G:Gin J:Keima S:Kyousha B:Kaku H:Hisha F:Fu T:Tokin U:Uma R:Ryu
u
>   (Your pieces are shown in capital letters and mine in small letters)

I guess it not so easy for native English speakers to connect these piece
name with their movement.


>One method I've seen using English names is:
>K=King, G=Gold, S=Silver, N=Knight, L=Lance, B=Bishop, R=Rook, P=Pawn
>Promoted pieces have a "+" in front of the letter (nari-kyousha = "+L"), and
>the act of promotion uses a "+" after the piece's name.  The scoring of moves
>is based on Japanese scoring, so "8 Ni Kaku Naru" would be "82 B+".

Though each name from chess is not so familiar for most Japanese people,
I feel these English names are natural.
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