R = Rook
Kt = Knight
B = Bishop
Q = Queen
K = King
P = Pawn

Black pieces have a # symbol to the left of them, while
white pieces have a ^ symbol to the left of them. For example,
#B is the Black bishop, while ^B is the white bishop. #Kt is
the black knight, while ^Kt is the white knight. This will
let the reader instantly tell by sight which pieces in the
ASCII chess diagrams are black and which are white.

For Checkers pieces,

* = black single piece
o = white single piece

** = black king
oo = white king

Those who find these diagrams hard to read should feel free
to set up them up on a game board using the actual pieces.



PREFACE