A square will be named. Tap it on the board, as many times as you can in 30 seconds.
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Name the Square
Name the Square teaches you the coordinates of the chess board. A square such as e4 or g7 is named and you tap it on a board without labels, as many times as you can in 30 seconds. Play from White's side or from Black's. Knowing the squares by sight makes reading and writing chess moves quick.
How to play
- Choose the side you want to see the board from and press Start.
- A square is named above the board. Tap it. A right answer scores a point and names the next square; a wrong one is counted as a miss.
- After 30 seconds the run ends. Your best score for each side is kept on this device.
Questions
- How are chess squares named?
- By a letter and a number. The files (columns) run from a to h starting at White's left, and the ranks (rows) from 1 to 8 starting at White's side. So the square in White's left corner is a1 and the one in Black's left corner is h8.
- How do I get faster?
- Learn the files first: say the letter of each file out loud as you look along the bottom edge. Then play a few runs a day. Your best score for each side is kept, so you can see the squares settling in.
- Why practise from Black's side?
- With Black the board is turned round: h1 is in your left corner. Players who learn the squares only from White's side are slow to read moves when they have the black pieces.