Chess diagram
A chess diagram is graphic representation of a specific moment in a chess game, showing the different positions occupied by chess pieces. This is done by the use of standardised symbols. Chess diagrams are widely used in chess publications as an aid to visualization.
The symbols used generally resemble the pieces of the standard Staunton chess set, but a number of different fonts have been used.
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | ||
| 8 |              | 8 | |||||||
| 7 | 7 | ||||||||
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | ||
This diagram shows a game in progress. White to play and give checkmate in 3 moves.
Further reading
- Hooper, David; Whyld, Kenneth (1992), The Oxford Companion to Chess (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 108, ISBN 0-19-280049-3