what is the respective letter of each piece
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B is for bishop
Nov 23, 2018
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In "Algebraic Notation" for chess in English, the pieces are as follows:
K - King
Q - Queen
B - Bishop
N - Knight ("K" is used for "King")
and pawns don't get letters. For example, 1.e4 translates to moving the pawn to the e4 square. There are other subtle notations, but these are the letters for each piece. Of course, other languages may vary 
; I think "L" is for the "King" in German (not 100% sure, but heard so) and other languages may offer different letters, for each piece.
Nov 23, 2018
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KeSetoKaiba wrote:
I think "L" is for the "King" in German
Isn't L for Laufer (Bishop)? T for Turm (Rook)? S for Springer (Knight)?
Nov 23, 2018
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blueemu wrote:
KeSetoKaiba wrote:
I think "L" is for the "King" in German
Isn't L for Laufer (Bishop)? T for Turm (Rook)? S for Springer (Knight)?
That is correct. The king is K for König and the queen is D for Dame. I used to know the Russian letters for the pieces, but I don't remember them and anyway don't know how to make the Cyrillic symbols on my computer.
Nov 24, 2018
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#6
Above posts makes sense. My German is pretty much limited to what I hear on Hogan's Heroes (1965). 
I just knew that different languages often have different abbreviations for the pieces.
In France the knight is a Cavalier (C), and the bishop is not a cleric at all, it's a Fou (fool) and designated with F
