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[[File:Video Chess - Battlefield.png|400px|center|thumb|Video Chess Battlefield]]
Looking at the board from White's side we label the vertical columns A through H. These columns are called files. The horizontal rows, called ranks, are labeled 1 through 8, with the first rank being nearest to White and the eighth rank nearest to Black. This method of notation, called algebraic notation, enables us to identify each square of the board by its unique file-rank (column-row) coordinates, such as '''A3''' or '''ES'''. It also allows us to record the moves of a game and to describe what is happening in a game situation.
====The pieces and their moves====
The opposing armies are made up of 32 pieces, 16 white and 16 black. On your color screen the white pieces appear as white or blue and the black ones as black. At the start of the game, these armies face each other on an 8 x 8 board, as shown.
[[File:Video Chess - Game Start.png|400px|center|thumb|Video Chess Beginning Board]]
