More about the Chess Board

As mentioned in a previous post of mine, the chess board is a geometrically square board of eight rows and eight columns with alternating light and dark squares. The rows are called ranks and the columns are called files.

The ranks (running horizontally) are labeled 1 through 8 beginning at the bottom where the white pieces begin. The files (running vertically) are labeled a through h beginning at the left side. This

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