Hi, This page says what I would have said much better. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic_chess_notation Jim ---------- Jim Homme, Usability Engineering. 412-544-1810. "A vision without a task is but a dream. A task without a vision is drudgery. A task and a vision together is the hope of the world." -- A church in Sussex, England, dating from 1720. Note: I will reply to email and voice mail within four hours. ________________________________ This e-mail and any attachments to it are confidential and are intended solely for use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not keep, use, disclose, copy or distribute this e-mail without the author's prior permission. The views expressed in this e-mail message do not necessarily represent the views of Highmark Inc., its subsidiaries, or affiliates.