I would like to know how to include chess symbols in normal text in LaTeX. I have looked online but the packages chess.sty or skak are too old or they display chessboards.
[Tex/LaTex] how to include chess symbols in text
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Use chessboard. And perhaps instead of skak, xskak.
A good night's sleep helped me to realize a mistake in my post, so this is a substantial edit:
The problem is code between | ... | IS the mainline and not a variation; so in the game it would be black's turn to move because you've broken it before a move pair has been completed. It then picks up the mainline where where you left off producing the unwanted ellipsis. Therefore, start with a new mainline by typing \newgame which will, of course, begin with a white move. This code will give you how the numbering can be changed to give what you want:
\documentclass[10pt]{book}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{texmate} \SkakOff
\begin{document}
With |1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4| writing |e4 c5 Nf3 d6 d4 cxd4| continues the mainline.
But you can step in and renumber with |3. e4 c5 4. Nf3 d6 5. d4 cxd4| if you want.
For |1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Na3| (the last move is played by white)
then \newgame resets to a new game (new main line) so
| e4 c5 Nf3 d6 d4 cxd4 Na3| will achieve what you want.
If you want to start with different numbers then
\newgame |22 e4 c5 23 Nf3 d6 24 d4 cxd4 25 Na3| will work.
\end{document}
With respect to your goal, I've used LaTeX along with the \mainline command to produce documents that look fine from the chess perspective. However, I guess your method looks viable as well.
Here is the output from the code above:
Best Answer
skakworks fine, just try the\symXXXsymbols, which are suited for in-text use:You can retrieve a full list of the symbols on page 94 of the The Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol List.