The Chessboard: Files, Ranks, Diagonals, and Coordinates
Read square names and find them quickly on the 8-by-8 board.
Step 1 of 11
The board has 64 squares: eight files run up and down, and eight ranks run side to side. A diagonal runs corner to corner. A square name puts its file letter first, then its rank number.
Enter / Space action · H hint · ← / → demo · Esc close
Read the lesson text
The board has 64 squares: eight files run up and down, and eight ranks run side to side. A diagonal runs corner to corner. A square name puts its file letter first, then its rank number.