Diagram 1: This diagram shows all squares on the chessboard identified by their coordinates. You would notice along the sides of the board there are letters and numbers. They are used to identify ...

Note: It is recommended that puzzles be solved on an actual chess board to help visualize the game. Chess notation: K=king, Q=queen, N=Knight, B=bishop, R=rook. A notation such as “e5 ...

I am emphasizing this point because when I learnt to play chess, I erroneously started with the black square on the right-hand corner for a brief period. Today we will look at algebraic notation.