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 | | In Oscan, where the writing of early inscriptions is no less careful than in Latin, the A takes the form @, to which the nearest parallels are found in north Greece (Boeotia, Locris, and Thessaly, and there only sporadically). |
 | | In older English commentary, the files are labeled by the piece originally occupying its first rank, and ranks by the numbers 1 to 8 from each player's point of view, depending on the move being described. |
 | | This is called English chess notation, and is no longer commonly used. |
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