{"id":716,"date":"2021-04-06T01:37:11","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T01:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chessquestions.com\/?p=716"},"modified":"2022-07-03T23:32:27","modified_gmt":"2022-07-03T23:32:27","slug":"how-to-set-up-chessboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chessquestions.com\/how-to-set-up-chessboard\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Up A Chessboard Correctly (6 Simple Steps)"},"content":{"rendered":"

⭐⭐⭐ Take 6 minutes to read and improve your chess game ➡️ : This article was first published on, and is Copyright of Chessquestions.com<\/p>\n

Chess is an awesome game, but it can be a little confusing if you’re just getting started and you need to know how to setup a chess board. There are all of these strange-sounding terms around the chessboard like “rank” and “file.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I want you to get off on the right foot, so I’ve put together some quick tips for setting up your chessboard and getting the pieces in position in the correct way to set up a chess board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where to put the pieces on the Chess Board Set Up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With the pawns lined up on the second rank, and the more valuable pieces lined up on the first, with rooks adjacent to knights, the bishops come next and Queen and King in the middle<\/a>, your chess board set up is complete for its starting position, pieces in positions and ready for white to make the first move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Correctly set up chessboard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The chessboard set up all looks fairly simple at first glance, but you would be amazed how many times I have seen the board set up incorrectly and a game already underway. It will seem crazy that it could happen after you have read through this guide to setting the chess board up, but you may even recognize having seen it happen before yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A white square should be in the bottom right-hand corner<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

before placing any pieces on the chessboard you should ensure that there is a white square in the bottom right-hand corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It may not seem important at first but it dictates that the pieces on the first rank are all set up correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Make sure that light square is in the corner as displayed, It makes all the difference.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

NOTE: <\/strong>Not all chess boards<\/a> have black and white squares and many chess set have pieces that are different colors. So you may have to consider light squares and dark squares, light pieces and dark pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indeed, my favorite chess set has red and black pieces, where red would be considered the light side of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ranks and Files on a chessboard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

So you keep hearing rank and file mentioned, but what is the rank and file meaning in chess?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We might ordinarily consider rank and file as describing the ordinary members or an organization as opposed to the leaders, but in chess, the ranks and files or more military terms for the horizontal and vertical lines on the board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n