In the older descriptive notation, the files are labelled by the piece originally occupying its first rank (e.g. queen, , ), and ranks by the numbers 1 to 8 from each player's point of view, depending on the move being described. This method is no longer commonly used. FIDE stopped using descriptive notation in 1981.
In the older descriptive notation, the files are labelled by the piece originally occupying its first rank (e.g. queen , ), and ranks by the numbers 1 to 8 from each player's point of view, depending on the move being described. This method is no longer commonly used. FIDE stopped using descriptive notation in 1981.