the chess board
eight on the second rank and 8 on the 7th rank
where do the pawns start
1. d4 d5
what is algebraic notation
There are 64 alternating color squares
the chessboard
1, p-Q4 p-Q5
what is English notation
There are 7 white ones and 7 black ones
what are the diagonal squares
8 files and 8 ranks
what are the horizontal and vertical squares
what is d4, c4,e4,r5
what is the center of the board