Getting to Know the Pieces | Part 2

Now that you know all the chess pieces, let's learn how to set up the board. Remember, both sides begin with a light square in the lower right-hand corner. So let's say you're white. The rooks go in the corners. 

Next to them come the knights, then the bishops, and finally the queen and king. An easy way to remember what color square to put your king and queen on is that the king always begins on the opposite color of what it is. So if it's a white king, it begins on a dark square. If it's a black king, it begins on a light square.

Now the pawns cover the entire 2nd rank. You begin with eight pawns. Remember, I said the pawn is the least valuable piece, but you have a lot of them.