Chess Board Zones: Part of the Beginner's Chess Guide (Section 1)
Chess Board Zones
[White v. Black Half]
Chess Board Zones
- White's Half -
White's Half of the Board includes all the 32 squares within the boundary of squares, marked in Algebraic Notation, as:
- a1-a4-h4-h1.
If you're playing as Black, you'll be focussing your attacks into this region of the Board.
In addition, you want to position your pieces - especially the long-range attackers (Bishops, Rooks, and Queen) - in such a way, that White finds less 'safe' squares, even in his own half of the Board!
Chess Board Zones
- Black's Half -
Black's Half of the Board includes all the 32 squares, within the boundary of squares, marked as:
- a5-a8-h8-h5.
If you're playing as White, you'll be focusing your attacks into this region of the Board.
In addition, you want to position your pieces - especially the long-range attackers (Bishops, Rooks, and Queen) - in such a way, that Black finds less 'safe' squares, even in his own half of the Board!
(Hmm, "Deja Vu", those last two paragraphs, what?).
Moving On: Kingside v. Queenside (Page 3).
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