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Betza Notation. A primer on the leading shorthand for describing variant piece moves.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Michael Nelson wrote on Sat, Jan 25, 2003 05:55 PM UTC:
I'm revising my comments as I thought of a better idea:  

Mao would be [nWF] meaning moves as Wazir then Ferz in the same move and 
cannot jump. [WF] would be a synonym for N, as would [FW].  A piece that 
could move a a Mao or could stop on the first square would be W[nWF] (the 
Rhino from Captain Spaulding Chess, for example).  A hypothetical piece 
that could move as a Mao only if the orthogonally adjacent square is 
occupied could be [jWF].

This would be useful for bent riders, too: a Gryphon would be F[nFR] 
(or F[nFWW]), while the variety of Gryphon that can't move a single 
diagonal step would be [nFR] (or [nFWW]).