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Feature request: Different notation support in Preferences

Hello all,
At first, thanks to developers and supporters of the largest fully open-source chess server.

I think it would be useful to support multiple types of notation (although SAN is most widespread and is the only one supported by FIDE), especially LAN (long algebraic; 1. e2-e4 e7-e5 2. Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3. Bf1-b5 etc.) or maybe even descriptive (1. P-K4 P-K4 2. Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 3. B-Kt5 etc. Despite I'm Russian (and in Russia, descriptive notation was never used), I don't think that DN is hard) and allow the user to select his/her favourite one from Preferences (similar to PGN piece notation).

Thanks in advance,
trolley813
Why would you prefer any other notation then algebraic?

It's brilliant!
I've never understood descriptive notation. If it's not intuitive, more complicated, takes more symbols and spaces, why use it?
@nchebykin: I don't prefer descriptive notation, I've just said that it isn't hard as it seems. But LAN support is a useful option.

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