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Article #212Re: Chess Notations
From: Pete Williamson
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 1985 16:28
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 1985 16:28
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> > Algebraic and descriptive are both perfectly practical > notations, with their own drawbacks and advantages. > Why algebraic is winning is simply because chess is such > an international game, and requires a commonly-accepted > means of recording games. The majority won. > Exactly!! This is VHS versus Beta; the Metric System versus the English System of Measure; etc. Knowledgable players probably know both equally well, and don't give a damn. -- Pete Williamson "By hook or by crook, we will !!" ... #2
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/3/84; site panda.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!qantel!lll-crg!seismo!harvard!talcott!panda!plw From: plw@panda.UUCP (Pete Williamson) Newsgroups: net.games.chess Subject: Re: Chess Notations Message-ID: <1143@panda.UUCP> Date: Sat, 30-Nov-85 11:28:29 EST Article-I.D.: panda.1143 Posted: Sat Nov 30 11:28:29 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 2-Dec-85 03:17:09 EST References: <596@drutx.UUCP> Reply-To: plw@panda.UUCP (Pete Williamson) Organization: GenRad, Inc., Concord, Mass. Lines: 16