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From: plw@panda.UUCP (Pete Williamson)
Newsgroups: net.games.chess
Subject: Re: Chess Notations
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Date: Sat, 30-Nov-85 11:28:29 EST
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Posted: Sat Nov 30 11:28:29 1985
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>
>	Algebraic and descriptive are both perfectly practical
>	notations, with their own drawbacks and advantages.
>	Why algebraic is winning is simply because chess is such
>	an international game, and requires a commonly-accepted
>	means of recording games. The majority won.
>

Exactly!!  This is VHS versus Beta; the Metric System versus the
English System of Measure; etc. Knowledgable players probably know
both equally well, and don't give a damn.


-- 
						Pete Williamson
"By hook or by crook, we will !!" ... #2