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Betza's funny notation

Index Betza's funny notation

Betza's funny notation, also referred to as Betza notation, is a compact method to describe the way pieces move in chess-like board games. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 25 relations: Alfil, Bishop (chess), Camel (chess), Chess variant, Chu shogi, Dabbaba (chess), Empress (chess), En passant, Fairy chess piece, Ferz, Hippogonal, King (chess), Knight (chess), List of fairy chess pieces, Origin (mathematics), Princess (chess), Queen (chess), Ralph Betza, Rook (chess), Shatranj, Shogi, Shogi variant, Wazir (chess), XBoard, Zebra (chess).

  2. Fairy chess pieces

Alfil

The pil, alfil, alpil, or elephant is a fairy chess piece that can jump two squares diagonally. Betza's funny notation and alfil are fairy chess pieces.

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Bishop (chess)

The bishop (♗, ♝) is a piece in the game of chess.

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Camel (chess)

The camel or long knight is a fairy chess piece with an elongated knight move. Betza's funny notation and camel (chess) are fairy chess pieces.

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Chess variant

A chess variant is a game related to, derived from, or inspired by chess.

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Chu shogi

Chu shogi (or Middle Shogi) is a strategy board game native to Japan.

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Dabbaba (chess)

The dabbaba, also known as the dabaaba or dabbabah, is a fairy chess piece that jumps two squares orthogonally (the directions a rook can move), leaping over any intermediate piece. Betza's funny notation and dabbaba (chess) are fairy chess pieces.

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Empress (chess)

The empress is a fairy chess piece that can move like a rook or a knight. Betza's funny notation and empress (chess) are fairy chess pieces.

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En passant

In chess, en passant ("in passing") describes the capture by a pawn of an enemy pawn on the same and an adjacent that has just made an initial two-square advance.

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Fairy chess piece

A fairy chess piece, variant chess piece, unorthodox chess piece, or heterodox chess piece is a chess piece not used in conventional chess but incorporated into certain chess variants and some chess problems. Betza's funny notation and fairy chess piece are fairy chess pieces.

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Ferz

The ferz or fers is a fairy chess piece that may move one square diagonally. Betza's funny notation and ferz are fairy chess pieces.

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Hippogonal

A hippogonal (pronounced) chess move is one similar to a knight's move. Betza's funny notation and hippogonal are fairy chess pieces.

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King (chess)

The king (♔, ♚) is the most important piece in the game of chess.

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Knight (chess)

The knight (♘, ♞) is a piece in the game of chess, represented by a horse's head and neck.

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List of fairy chess pieces

The following table shows some game pieces of unorthodox chess, from fairy chess problems and chess variants (including historical and regional ones), and the six orthodox chess pieces. Betza's funny notation and List of fairy chess pieces are fairy chess pieces.

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Origin (mathematics)

In mathematics, the origin of a Euclidean space is a special point, usually denoted by the letter O, used as a fixed point of reference for the geometry of the surrounding space.

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Princess (chess)

The princess is a fairy chess piece that can move like a bishop or a knight. Betza's funny notation and princess (chess) are fairy chess pieces.

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Queen (chess)

The queen (♕, ♛) is the most powerful piece in the game of chess.

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Ralph Betza

Ralph Betza (born 1945) is a FIDE Master and inventor of chess variants such as Chess with different armies, Avalanche chess, and Way of the Knight.

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Rook (chess)

The rook (♖, ♜) is a piece in the game of chess.

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Shatranj

Shatranj (Arabic and Persian: شطرنج; from Middle Persian چترنگ) is an old form of chess, as played in the Sasanian Empire.

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Shogi

, also known as Japanese chess, is a strategy board game for two players.

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Shogi variant

A shogi variant is a game related to or derived from shogi (Japanese chess).

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Wazir (chess)

The wazir or vazir is a fairy chess piece that may move a single square vertically or horizontally. Betza's funny notation and wazir (chess) are fairy chess pieces.

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XBoard

XBoard is a graphical user interface chessboard for chess engines under the X Window System.

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Zebra (chess)

The zebra is a fairy chess piece that moves like a stretched knight. Betza's funny notation and zebra (chess) are fairy chess pieces.

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See also

Fairy chess pieces

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betza's_funny_notation

Also known as Betza notation.