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		LandR on June 28, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Password Game I'm stuck on the chess one. The best move is Queen to e8, which I'm sure is represented in algebraic notation as Qe8. But it says that Qe8 is invalid notation.

wesleychen on June 28, 2023 [–]

Try Qe8+ if it's check or Qxe8 if you're taking a piece.

LandR on June 28, 2023 | [–]

Thanks! That worked, it was a check.

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