Elementor #625 Let's learn Basics of Chess! Board As u can see this is the starting postion of a chess game.PointsThere are 64 squares in chess boardEach square is assigned unique co-ordinates with the help of alphabets and numbers. Important Things to check before a game.>The first square A1 is always dark, some people tend to misplace board if the lettering is absent.>The White Queen is in the light colour and Black Queen is in dark colour. Pawn The Pawn is the most basic piece in chess. It is assigned a value of 1