Files & Ranks
Diagonals &
Sides
We’re going to start off extremely basic, just for those who are making an entirely fresh start to Chess - and would find information on the essentials useful.
Understanding and being able to identify files & ranks in Chess is absolutely imperative to the greater skill of positional Chess.
Take a quick look at this video to gather all of the basics on the rows and columns of the board!
Just like ranks & files - diagonals and sides are important to understand too!
Have a look at this video for the full rundown on this dynamic of the board.
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