Algebraic notation is the standard way chess players record their moves. By Isaac Aronow The standard method of recording moves in a chess game is known as algebraic notation. The name isn’t quite ...

Diagram 1: This diagram shows all squares on the chessboard identified by their coordinates. You would notice along the sides of the board there are letters and numbers. They are used to identify ...

Galileo once famously described the universe as a great book “written in mathematical language and its characters are triangles, circles, and other geometrical figures.” Unfortunately, it’s a language ...

Algebra uses letters to represent unknown values. Unknown values are commonly represented by the letters x and y. There are several principles you need to know to be able to use algebraic notation.