chessfss: Switching between notation styles

Question

Consider the following example:

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{xskak}

\begin{document}

\newchessgame
\textsymfigsymbol{R}a1 versus Ra1

\end{document}

Does the xskak package have an option for globally switching between figure notation and algebraic notation in a document?

If the package doesn't have such an option, I would like to have a command that does this (not necessarily--but preferbably--globally) in a document.

Can anyone help me create such a command in case the package option doesn't exist?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 05 '17 at 11:50

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\textsymfigsymbol is not an xskak command but from chessfss, the underlaying package used to typeset chess symbols. Its output can be changed with the switches \usetextfig and \usesymfig. The switch also affect games set with \mainline:

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{xskak}

\begin{document}
\usetextfig
\newchessgame

\mainline{1. Nf3}

\usesymfig
\newchessgame

\mainline{1. Nf3}

\usetextfig
\textsymfigsymbol{R}a1 versus 
\usesymfig
\textsymfigsymbol{R}a1

\end{document}

edited Dec 05 '17 at 11:50

Svend Tveskæg

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answered Nov 25 '17 at 20:58

Ulrike Fischer

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Thank you, Ulrike! (Spot on, as always.) I'll accept your answer as soon as I'm allowed to. – Svend Tveskæg Nov 25 '17 at 21:01
Well I should know the answer. I have written the package. – Ulrike Fischer Nov 25 '17 at 21:03
I know. :-) Btw. according to p. 20 of the chessboard manual you have only a English and a German version of the names of the different chess pieces. The translation in Danish is "Konge" (King), "Dronning" (Queen), "Løber" (Bishop), "Springer" (Knight) and "Bonde" (Pawn). – Svend Tveskæg Nov 25 '17 at 21:05
@UlrikeFischer I never find that helps with questions about my packages. – David Carlisle Nov 25 '17 at 21:35
@DavidCarlisle: It at least means that I know that it should be in the documentation ;-). – Ulrike Fischer Nov 25 '17 at 22:15

chessfss: Switching between notation styles

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