Editing Chess notation (section)

{{short description|Methods for describing chess moves and/or positions}}
{{About|2=the evaluation of chess moves|3=Chess annotation symbols}}
'''Chess notation''' systems are used to record either the moves made or the position of the pieces in a game of [[chess]]. Chess notation is used in chess literature, and by players keeping a record of an ongoing game. The earliest systems of notation used lengthy narratives to describe each move; these gradually evolved into more compact notation systems. [[Algebraic chess notation|Algebraic notation]] is now the accepted international standard, with several variants. [[Descriptive chess notation]] was used in English- and Spanish-language literature until the late 20th century, but is now obsolescent. [[Portable Game Notation]] (PGN) is a text file format based on English algebraic notation which can be processed by most chess software. Other notation systems include [[ICCF numeric notation]], used for international correspondence chess, and systems for transmission using [[Morse code]] over [[telegraph]] or radio. The standard system for recording chess positions is [[Forsyth–Edwards Notation]] (FEN).