[net.games.chess] algebraic and descriptive: both inferior

colonel@sunybcs.UUCP (Col. G. L. Sicherman) (12/01/85)

["Where is your King?" "I have three Kings."]

> Algebraic notation is more compact, concise and, to me, more readable.

Better still, try Smythescript.  It's easy to learn, international, and
more compact than either algebraic or descriptive.  Here's a famous game
in Smythescript:

1. F F 2. 7XXU A- 3. A 34 4. AK 3K 5. 8J K 6. 3C3 7XXI 7. 84 8Z 8. 7N N-
9. 34 U 10. 7K J 11. 3J 7H 12. 6 53 13. 5K 5J 14. 54 8T 15. 3W 7 16. 85
7 17. 5W 30

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	 Somebody yelled, Your flag is down,
	   Mr. Dzindzichashvili,
	   Mr. Dzindzichashvili,
	 I wish somebody would tell me what 'Dzindzichashvili' means!"
-- 
Col. G. L. Sicherman
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