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1 Movement options
2 Piece movement
3 Phalanx movement
4 Phalanx capture 1
5 Phalanx capture 2
6 Piece capture 1
7 Piece capture 2
8 Three-fold


9. Notation

A non capturing move always keeps a particular line. The index change on that line is sufficient to indicate the move. Thus f45 and gf5 indicate moves of a white man or any king, while d25 and he6 indicate moves of a white phalanx or any king.

A phalanx-capture also keeps a particular line. Here the capture sign 'x' comes between the indices, for instance hxe5 or g3x5.

A multiple piece-capture does not necessarily keep a particular line and may end on the square of origin. The 'x' sign now comes after the indices, for instance e8h6x, ef8x or f6x. Signs used in notation are:

!  Good move !!  Very good move
?  Bad move ??  Very Bad move
!?  Doubtful ?!  Risky
=Equal position

In very rare cases the notation may be ambiguous. Diagram 9 shows the same position left and right. In this position white may capture a cross or a mill, both noted down as d4x or g7x respectively. The cross is shown on the left, the mill on the right. Note that no more than 4 men can be captured in either case: a man may not be captured twice during a capture.

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Diagram 9