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Notation is the method or system by which the various moves or plays in a game of Chess are recorded. There are two systems in general use; and the student should become familiar with them both. The first and most important is the English, or Philidor’s Notation, and the second is the German Notation. The former system is used in all of the Latin and English speaking countries, while the latter is used in Germany and in the countries of the North.

In recording the moves of a game by the English system of notation it is necessary to indicate four things:— (1) The color of the man moved.