Lesson 1 of 13
The chessboard
Before you move a piece, you need to know the board. It is smaller than it looks.
Every square has an address
The board has 64 squares. The columns are called a to h, the rows 1 to 8. That way e4 always points to the same square.
How the army lines up
White is at the bottom and moves first. Both players have eight pawns on the second row on their side.
Try the rule yourself
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