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The Piece Placement is determined rank by rank in [[Big-endian|big-endian]] order, that is starting at the 8th rank down to the first rank. Each rank is separated by the terminal symbol '/' (slash). One rank, scans piece placement in [[Little-endian|little-endian]] file-order from the A to H.
A decimal digit counts consecutive empty squares, the pieces are identified by a single letter from standard English names for chess pieces as used in the [[Algebraic chess notationChess Notation]]. Uppercase letters are for white pieces, lowercase letters for black pieces.
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<Piece Placement> ::= <rank8>'/'<rank7>'/'<rank6>'/'<rank5>'/'<rank4>'/'<rank3>'/'<rank2>'/'<rank1>
