The student will note that White is placed in the first column as it is generally understood to play first, and that the number of the move is also placed before White's move, it being unnecessary to repeat it before Black's move as Black's move, always following White's, would have the same number. For further abbreviation the dash (—) is used in place of the word " to." If the Piece or Pawn moved had captured an adverse Piece or Pawn, the name of the force moved and the name of the force captured would be given, but instead of using the word " take," or "capture" a multiplication sign ( × ) is used. Thus if a Queen takes a Bishop it would be recorded Q×B.
Frequently, in notation, it is not essential to indicate whether it is a Piece belonging to the King or to the Queen that has been moved, for it rarely happens that the player has the option of moving a Queen's Bishop or a King's Bishop, etc. The Pawns are also designated only by the initial P. The student will also observe
