Ep. 10: The Glasses

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Real Chess Corner

How chess moves are written: Every square has a name: a letter for the column (a-h) and a number for the row (1-8). Pieces get capital letters - K king, Q queen, R rook, B bishop, N knight (pawns get none). So Nf3 means "knight to f3", x means a capture, + is check and # is checkmate.

Why it matters: Because every move is written down, any game can be replayed - even ones from 1858! That's how Maya and Zeke could study every one of Axel's games.

Fair play, part 2: Noticing something odd isn't the same as proving it. In a real tournament you collect the facts and take them to the arbiter.

Will Maya and Zeke crack the mystery of the glasses? To be continued...

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