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Why chessboards have algebraic coordinates

by Raphael | Jul 8, 2014 | How to, Kids & Family, Teachers

Those letters and numbers along the margin of many chessboards are the coordinate system for naming the squares, commonly called “algebraic notation”. Chessboards for learning or competition often have letters and numbers along each side with 1-8 horizontal ranks and...

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