PNN Examples
Essential implementation guide for Piece Name Notation v1.0.0 extending PIN primitives.
Basic Examples
Traditional Pieces
| PNN |
PIN |
Description |
KING |
K |
Royal piece |
king |
k |
Royal piece |
KING^ |
K^ |
Terminal royal piece |
king^ |
k^ |
Terminal royal piece |
QUEEN |
Q |
Combined rook and bishop |
queen |
q |
Combined rook and bishop |
ROOK |
R |
Orthogonal piece |
rook |
r |
Orthogonal piece |
BISHOP |
B |
Diagonal piece |
bishop |
b |
Diagonal piece |
KNIGHT |
N |
L-shaped movement |
knight |
n |
L-shaped movement |
PAWN |
P |
Front-line piece |
pawn |
p |
Front-line piece |
With State Modifiers
| PNN |
PIN |
Description |
+KING |
+K |
Enhanced king (special privileges) |
+king |
+k |
Enhanced king (special privileges) |
+ROOK |
+R |
Enhanced rook (expanded capabilities) |
+rook |
+r |
Enhanced rook (expanded capabilities) |
-PAWN |
-P |
Diminished pawn (special vulnerability) |
-pawn |
-p |
Diminished pawn (special vulnerability) |
With Terminal Markers
| PNN |
PIN |
Description |
KING^ |
K^ |
Terminal king (capture ends match) |
king^ |
k^ |
Terminal king (capture ends match) |
GENERAL^ |
G^ |
Terminal general (capture ends match) |
general^ |
g^ |
Terminal general (capture ends match) |
+KING^ |
+K^ |
Enhanced terminal king |
+king^ |
+k^ |
Enhanced terminal king |
Traditional Game Styles
Western Chess
| PNN |
PIN |
Description |
KING^ |
K^ |
White king (terminal) |
king^ |
k^ |
Black king (terminal) |
QUEEN |
Q |
White queen |
queen |
q |
Black queen |
ROOK |
R |
White rook |
rook |
r |
Black rook |
BISHOP |
B |
White bishop |
bishop |
b |
Black bishop |
KNIGHT |
N |
White knight |
knight |
n |
Black knight |
PAWN |
P |
White pawn |
pawn |
p |
Black pawn |
Japanese Shōgi
| PNN |
PIN |
Description |
KING^ |
K^ |
Sente king (terminal) (王将) |
king^ |
k^ |
Gote king (terminal) (玉将) |
ROOK |
R |
Sente rook (飛車) |
rook |
r |
Gote rook (飛車) |
+ROOK |
+R |
Sente promoted rook (龍王) |
+rook |
+r |
Gote promoted rook (龍王) |
BISHOP |
B |
Sente bishop (角行) |
bishop |
b |
Gote bishop (角行) |
+BISHOP |
+B |
Sente promoted bishop (龍馬) |
+bishop |
+b |
Gote promoted bishop (龍馬) |
GOLD |
G |
Sente gold general (金将) |
gold |
g |
Gote gold general (金将) |
SILVER |
S |
Sente silver general (銀将) |
silver |
s |
Gote silver general (銀将) |
+SILVER |
+S |
Sente promoted silver (成銀) |
+silver |
+s |
Gote promoted silver (成銀) |
KNIGHT |
N |
Sente knight (桂馬) |
knight |
n |
Gote knight (桂馬) |
+KNIGHT |
+N |
Sente promoted knight (成桂) |
+knight |
+n |
Gote promoted knight (成桂) |
LANCE |
L |
Sente lance (香車) |
lance |
l |
Gote lance (香車) |
+LANCE |
+L |
Sente promoted lance (成香) |
+lance |
+l |
Gote promoted lance (成香) |
PAWN |
P |
Sente pawn (歩兵) |
pawn |
p |
Gote pawn (歩兵) |
+PAWN |
+P |
Sente promoted pawn (と金) |
+pawn |
+p |
Gote promoted pawn (と金) |
Chinese Xiangqi
| PNN |
PIN |
Description |
GENERAL^ |
G^ |
Red general (terminal) (帅) |
general^ |
g^ |
Black general (terminal) (将) |
ADVISOR |
A |
Red advisor (仕) |
advisor |
a |
Black advisor (士) |
ELEPHANT |
E |
Red elephant (相) |
elephant |
e |
Black elephant (象) |
HORSE |
H |
Red horse (馬) |
horse |
h |
Black horse (馬) |
CHARIOT |
R |
Red chariot (車) |
chariot |
r |
Black chariot (車) |
CANNON |
C |
Red cannon (炮) |
cannon |
c |
Black cannon (砲) |
SOLDIER |
S |
Red soldier (兵) |
soldier |
s |
Black soldier (卒) |
Combined Modifier Examples
All possible combinations for a given name:
| PNN |
PIN |
Side |
State |
Terminal |
Description |
KING |
K |
First |
Normal |
No |
Standard piece |
king |
k |
Second |
Normal |
No |
Standard piece |
KING^ |
K^ |
First |
Normal |
Yes |
Terminal piece |
king^ |
k^ |
Second |
Normal |
Yes |
Terminal piece |
+KING |
+K |
First |
Enhanced |
No |
Enhanced piece |
+king |
+k |
Second |
Enhanced |
No |
Enhanced piece |
+KING^ |
+K^ |
First |
Enhanced |
Yes |
Enhanced terminal piece |
+king^ |
+k^ |
Second |
Enhanced |
Yes |
Enhanced terminal piece |
-KING |
-K |
First |
Diminished |
No |
Diminished piece |
-king |
-k |
Second |
Diminished |
No |
Diminished piece |
-KING^ |
-K^ |
First |
Diminished |
Yes |
Diminished terminal piece |
-king^ |
-k^ |
Second |
Diminished |
Yes |
Diminished terminal piece |
Case Consistency
Extension Rules
PNN names preserve the exact case of their corresponding PIN character throughout:
| PIN |
Valid PNN |
Invalid PNN |
K |
KING |
King, king |
k |
king |
King, KING |
K^ |
KING^ |
King^, king^ |
k^ |
king^ |
King^, KING^ |
+P |
+PAWN |
+Pawn, +pawn |
-p |
-pawn |
-Pawn, -PAWN |
Multiple Sources
Multiple PNN names can correspond to the same PIN:
| PIN |
Possible PNN Sources |
K |
KING, KNIGHT, KHAN |
k |
king, knight, khan |
K^ |
KING^, KNIGHT^, KHAN^ |
k^ |
king^, knight^, khan^ |
P |
PAWN, PIECE |
p |
pawn, piece |
S |
SOLDIER, SILVER, STONE |
s |
soldier, silver, stone |
G^ |
GENERAL^, GOLD^ |
g^ |
general^, gold^ |
