However I do not understand the lettering Bxe4 if someone could break it down for me so that i can better understand. Thank you in advance.
The files are labeled
a through
h.
The ranks are numbered
1 to
8.
Pieces are identified by an uppercase letter:
K for king,
Q for queen,
R for rook,
B for bishop, and
N for knight (since K is already used).
Pawns are not identified by uppercase letters, but rather by the absence of one.
When a piece makes a capture, an "x" is inserted immediately before the destination square.
For example,
Bxe5 (bishop captures the piece on e5).
When a pawn makes a capture, the file from which the pawn departed is used to identify the pawn.
For example,
exd5 (pawn on the e-file captures the piece on d5).
Castling is indicated by the special notations
O-O (for kingside castling) and
O-O-O (queenside castling).
A move that places the opponent's king in check has the symbol "+" appended.
Checkmate at the completion of moves can be represented by the symbol "# ".
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