📝 Reading Chess
📝 Captures & Checks
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The "x" Means Capture
When a piece captures, we add an x between the piece and the square: Nxf7 means "Knight captures on f7." Bxc6 means "Bishop captures on c6." The captured piece isn't mentioned — just the square.
Lesson: 📝 Captures & Checks