Template:Chess diagram alt text/doc

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This template takes 2 arguments:

{{{1}}} is the cell number, e.g. "a1", "b8", etc.
{{{2}}} is the icon reference, e.g.: "kd", "kl", "bl", etc.

It produces alt text. Cells with content read like "b8 black king".

Empty cells - which are just spaces or "__" - have no alt text (they emit |link= to fit with alt text guidelines.