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Modern chess consists of six different types of pieces: ♔ king, ♕ queen, ♖ rook, ♗ bishop, ♘ knight and ♙ pawn.

Full Algebraic Notation SymbolMeaningRRookNKnight+CheckO-OCastles King's side1 more row

1) A capital letter signifies a piece, except no capital letter means you have a pawn. King = K, Queen = Q, Rook = R, Bishop = B, Knight = N (to distinguish from the King) 2) The next letter is lowercase, & refers to the destination file of the piece being moved.

For figurine algebraic notation, a specific symbol is used for each piece. King = K or ♔ or ♚ Queen = Q or ♕ or ♛ Rook = R or ♖ or ♜ Bishop = B or ♗ or ♝ Knight = N (since K is already taken by the king) or ♘ or ♞ Pawn = (no letter) -- pawns are denoted by the absence of a letter or ♙ or ♟

Chess engines (computer programs) use a standard notation to indicate who is better off (White or Black) in a given position. A positive ("+") number means that White's position is better. A negative ("-") means things look better for Black.

With the exception of the knight, each piece is abbreviated as the first letter of its name: K for king, Q for queen, R for rook, B for bishop, and P for pawn. As knight begins with the same letter as king, it is abbreviated as either N or Kt, the former being the modern convention.

Move-related SymbolIn briefIndication⌓Bettera better move than the one played□Onlythe only reasonable move, or the only move availableΔ"With the idea..."the future plan this move supports∇Counteringthe opponent's plan this move defends against1 more row