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fancyfinn9

Hello everyone!

Long story short: I've recently been doing some research on chess notation (the format that PGN uses), and I've come to a few problems.

If a pawn promotes, it gets an =<whatever it promoted to> added on: f8=Q

If a piece gives check (or checkmate), it gets a + or #: Qa1+

And both of them are stated to be added on to the end.

But what if a pawn promotes and then gives check (or checkmate)? Would that be f8=Q+ or f8+=Q?

So my question is: is there any given order for extra things added on to the move itself?

Thanks in advance! happy.png

HorsesGalore

Indicate what you promote that pawn to first,  then if it happens to be a check, then add  "+" .

Otherwise you could promote to a knight, Rook or Bishop -- which might not be check

also, the "#" symbol is reserved to show checkmate.     All other checks use "+"

 

fancyfinn9

Thank you! You've been very helpful! :)