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A lower-case x between piece and square, recording that a piece was taken.
Also known as: Takes symbol, Chess multiplication sign
In algebraic notation an x placed between the moving piece and its destination square records a capture. Bxe5 is a bishop taking whatever stood on e5; a pawn capture names the file it left, as in exd5.
Placed between the piece designation and the destination square to record a capture, in the algebraic notation FIDE specifies for competition.
Read aloud as 'takes'. It is a lower-case letter x, not a multiplication sign, though the two are often typed interchangeably outside published chess literature.
A lower-case letter x — two diagonal strokes crossing — set between the piece letter and the destination square.
Both are elements of FIDE algebraic notation describing what a move did.