How to Talk About Chess - Algebraic Notation

Now we're going to learn the language of chess, what's called Algebraic Notation. The vertical columns on the chess board, the files, are lettered A through H. This is the A file, the B file, the C, D, E, F file, G file, H file. The horizontal ranks are numbered 1 through 8. This is the 1st rank, 2nd rank, 3rd rank, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th rank.

So if we're talking about this square, we line up the letter, which we see is the D, and the number, 5. This is the D5 square. This is the F6 square. This square over here, if you line up the letter and the number, is the C7 square. Why don't you try a few.