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1.b4

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so, the board numeric/lettering is messed up. That move would have been g4 on a normal chess board

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The board reverses after each move.

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very confusing

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15 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 5 Nov 2024

if it wouldn't flip, black would have to play upside down which I deemed to be more confusing

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Hm, I see.

Still new to this, we'll see how I fare

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1.b4 e6

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Clearly I suck at this

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you need to write Bb2, see #755150 or the reference linked in @chess' profile

you can continue the game from there as normal

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Chess NotationChess Notation

Piece RepresentationPiece Representation

  • King: K
  • Queen: Q
  • Rook: R
  • Bishop: B
  • Knight: N
  • Pawn: No letter (just the move)

Move TypesMove Types

  • Standard Move (Piece to Square): Nf3 (Knight to f3)
  • Pawn Move: e4 (Pawn to e4)
  • Capturing Moves:
    • Pawn Capturing: exd4 (Pawn on e-file captures on d4)
    • Piece Capturing: Nxd4 (Knight captures on d4)
      • File Ambiguity: Nfxd4 (Knight from f-file captures on d4)
      • Rank Ambiguity: N3xd4 (Knight from rank 3 captures on d4)
      • Both Ambiguous: Nf3xd4 (Knight from f3 captures on d4)
  • Castling:
    • Kingside: O-O
    • Queenside: O-O-O
  • Pawn Promotion: a8=Q (Pawn moves to a8 and promotes to Queen)
  • Check: Add + after the move, e.g., Nf7+
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that's ok, once the game starts you only need to type the move, like b2 in the comment.

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Bb2

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1.b4 e6 2.Bb2

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1.b4 e6 2.Bb2 d5

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1.b4 e6 2.Bb2 d5 3.d4