A symbol for captures, used both in algebraic notation and descriptive notation. (For example, e4xf5 is the algebraic notation while PxP is the descriptive notation).
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Quotes of the Day
There was a moment at the beginning when the machines were a positive, but lately we’ve being passing to the other extreme. Now it seems that a move isn’t good unless the machine says so.
Veselin Topalov 2016
Karpov Lost, Kasparov Lost, the Only One Who Remained Is Me.
Silvio Danailov 2014
” Chess is a sport. A violent sport.”
Marcel Duchamp
Drawing general conclusions about your main weaknesses can provide a great stimulus to further growth.
Alexander Kotov
As a rule, pawn endings have a forced character, and they can be worked out conclusively.
Mark Dvoretsky