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55427  FEN is 'Forsyth-Edwards Notation' it is a standard for
describing chess positions using the ASCII character set.  A
single FEN record uses one text line of variable length composed
of six data fields. The first four fields of the FEN
specification are the same as the first four fields of the EPD
specification.  A text file composed exclusively of FEN data
records should have a file name with the suffix '.fen.'   FEN is
based on a 19th century standard for position recording designed
by the Scotsman John Forsyth, a newspaper journalist. The
standard has been slightly extended for use with chess software
by Steven Edwards with assistance from commentators on the
Internet. It was first implemented in Edwards' SAN Kit.  Uses
for a position notation  Having a standard position notation is
particularly important for chess programmers as it allows them
to share position databases. For example, there exist standard
position notation databases with m