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Rh that it is not always essential to indicate in the case of a Queen's move to a Knight's square whether it is the QKt. or the KKt., as it is seldom that the player would have the choice of moves. Sometimes, for the sake of brevity, even the dash (—) which indicates "to" is omitted and the move recorded PK4. In analytical works, even more concise arrangements of the moves are used, than that of arranging them in columns with White's moves on one side, and Black's on the other. The student will find them written in the form of fractions, with White's move as the numerator, above the line, and Black's move as the denominator, below the line. Thus:

The number of the move must always be placed before it, parallel with the line which divides the White move from the Black move. In notes or annotations to a game, the moves are written as a series with a semi-colon to separate White's move from that of Black. White's move