Answers.Body: <p>With rooks on <strong>a1</strong> &amp; <strong>f1</strong>, you would write: <strong>Rfb1</strong>.</p>
  <p>With knights on <strong>a1</strong> &amp; <strong>a5</strong>, you would write <strong>N5b3</strong>.</p>
  <p>With knights on <strong>a1</strong>, <strong>a5</strong> &amp; <strong>c5</strong> :), you would write <strong>Na5b3</strong>.</p>
  <p>It's all described here very well:
  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic_notation_(chess)" rel="noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic_notation_(chess)</a></p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>To move the f-Rook to b1: <code>Rfb1</code>, where R is Rook, f is the starting file (or ranks in some cases) and b1 is the final square. 'f' is written to denote which Rook moved since both Rooks are on the same rank.</p>
  
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Body: <p>Like for example a rook is on f1 and another is on a1 and I move the rook on f1 to b1 what would I write?</p>
  <pre><code>[Title &quot;Notation to move the f-Rook to b1?&quot;]
  [FEN &quot;4k3/8/8/8/8/8/8/R4R1K w - - 0 1&quot;]
  </code></pre>
  
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Comments.Text: Moving to the left means different things for black and white. You need to clarify your question.
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Title: If 2 rooks are on the same Rank how to record the move if one rook moves towards the other?
ThreadText: # If 2 rooks are on the same Rank how to record the move if one rook moves towards the other?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2023-12-19)
  
  Like for example a rook is on f1 and another is on a1 and I move the rook on f1 to b1 what would I write?
  
  ```
  [Title "Notation to move the f-Rook to b1?"]
  [FEN "4k3/8/8/8/8/8/8/R4R1K w - - 0 1"]
  
  ```
  
  **Tags:** notation
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Moving to the left means different things for black and white. You need to clarify your question.  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2023-12-20. Score: 6
  
  With rooks on **a1** & **f1**, you would write: **Rfb1**.
  
  With knights on **a1** & **a5**, you would write **N5b3**.
  
  With knights on **a1**, **a5** & **c5** :), you would write **Na5b3**.
  
  It's all described here very well:
  <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic_notation_(chess)>
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2023-12-21. Score: 1
  
  To move the f-Rook to b1: `Rfb1`, where R is Rook, f is the starting file (or ranks in some cases) and b1 is the final square. 'f' is written to denote which Rook moved since both Rooks are on the same rank.
  
  
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