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>>9255702

It's very simple once you learn what the symbols mean.

K for king
Q for queen
B for bishop
N for Knight
P for pawn/no symbol needed

Sometimes pictures of the pieces are used instead letters.

X indicates a capture
+ king in check
++ double check
# checkmate
o-o kingside castle
o-o-o queenside castle
1-0 white wins
0-1 black wins
1/2-1/2 draw
! strong move
!! brilliant move
? weak move or mistake
?? blunder or losing move
!? interesting move
?! dubious move

Try to follow a few games without looking at the actual board, but just with the notations. Here's the game so looks like so far in the picture:

e4 e5
Kf3 Kc6
Bc4 d6