A notation issue!

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Alramech
Babbington wrote:

In the game of the day: https://www.chess.com/games/view/13731387

Move 11 says Bxc3, but it's D that takes! Move 13 says Bxc4 too, but something is not right at all here!!

If this is a bug, I think it's the worst bug I've ever seen.

The notation is correct.  What it seems you're missing is that a lower case letter denotes a pawn while capital letters denote other pieces.

For example:

  • bxc3 = a pawn on b2 took a piece on c3.
  • Bxc3 = a bishop took a piece on c3.

If you want to freshen up on your notation, you can take a look at this Chess.com article: https://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-notation#algebraic-notation

Babbington
Alramech wrote:
Babbington wrote:

In the game of the day: https://www.chess.com/games/view/13731387

Move 11 says Bxc3, but it's D that takes! Move 13 says Bxc4 too, but something is not right at all here!!

If this is a bug, I think it's the worst bug I've ever seen.

The notation is correct.  What it seems you're missing is that a lower case letter denotes a pawn while capital letters denote other pieces.

For example:

  • bxc3 = a pawn on b2 took a piece on c3.
  • Bxc3 = a bishop took a piece on c3.

If you want to freshen up on your notation, you can take a look at this Chess.com article: https://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-notation#algebraic-notation

 

Oh dear, of course it is. It's before dawn here, but I still feel shame. Thanks... I'll go and make coffee now. 

Alramech
Babbington wrote:

Oh dear, of course it is. It's before dawn here, but I still feel shame. Thanks... I'll go and make coffee now. 

It happens to the best of us! happy.png