Portable Game Notation Algebraic Notation (SAN). For most moves the SAN consists of the letter abbreviation for the piece, an codice_27 if there is a capture, and the two-character algebraic name of the final square the piece moved to. The letter abbreviations are codice_28 (king), codice_29 (queen), codice_30 (rook), codice_31 (bishop), and codice_32 (knight). The pawn is given an empty abbreviation in SAN movetext, but in other contexts the abbreviation codice_33 is used. The algebraic name of any square is as per usual algebraic chess notation; from white's perspective, the leftmost square closest to white is codice_34, the rightmost square closest to the
Algebraic notation (chess) meaning of "elephant" in the European languages that use it for the piece called "bishop" in English. Besides the FIDE standard (or short) algebraic notation (SAN) already described, several similar systems are in use for their own particular advantages. Figurine algebraic notation (or FAN) is a widely used variation of algebraic notation which substitutes a piece symbol for the letter representing a piece, for example: ♞c6 in place of Nc6. (Pawns are unlabeled, just like in regular algebraic notation.) This enables moves to be read independent of language. The Unicode Miscellaneous Symbols set includes all the symbols necessary for FAN.