Chessboard are marked off. It will be noted that they are indicated in a different way from the English system. The ranks are numbered from 1 to 8, from White's side only and the files are lettered with the first eight letters of the alphabet, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, beginning at White's left hand side.
For example: White's KB3, by the English system of notation is f3 by the German method; while KB3, from Black's side is f6. From this, it will be seen that each square has a letter and a number, and the letter is always given first.
In recording a move by the German system of notation, the initial letter of the Chessman is given, then the square on which it stands, and finally the square to which it is moved. The omission of the initial letter shows that the move is made by a Pawn. A capture is indicated by a colon (:), placed after the move; a check is indicated by a dagger (†), placed after the move, and a capture and check is indicated by a doubledagger (‡), placed after the
