1.

[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.

{B:8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8}{C}{D:10000}{H2:a1a2a3a4a5a6a7a8}{D:1100}{C}{H2:b1b2b3b4b5b6b7b8}{D:1100}{C}{H2:c1c2c3c4c5c6c7c8}{D:400}{C}{H2:d1d2d3d4d5d6d7d8}{D:400}{C}{H2:e1e2e3e4e5e6e7e8}{D:400}{C}{H2:f1f2f3f4f5f6f7f8}{D:600}{C}{H2:g1g2g3g4g5g6g7g8}{D:600}{C}{H2:h1h2h3h4h5h6h7h8}{D:2000}{C}{R}{D:2000}{D:800}{C}{H:a1b1c1d1e1f1g1h1}{D:800}{C}{H:a2b2c2d2e2f2g2h2}{D:800}{C}{H:a3b3c3d3e3f3g3h3}{D:600}{C}{H:a4b4c4d4e4f4g4h4}{D:400}{C}{H:a5b5c5d5e5f5g5h5}{D:400}{C}{H:a6b6c6d6e6f6g6h6}{D:400}{C}{H:a7b7c7d7e7f7g7h7}{D:400}{C}{H:a8b8c8d8e8f8g8h8}{D:1000}{C}{R}{W:j13a}{D:1100}{H:d5}{D:1700}{A:Bd5d1}{D:2000}{A:Bd5a5}{D:1500}{R}{D:1400}{C}{R}{D:300}{H:f6}{D:1100}{A:Bf6f1}{D:1100}{A:Bf6a6}{D:1800}{C}{R}{D:800}{H:c7}{D:2300}{A:Bc7c1}{D:1000}{A:Bc7a7}{D:1300}{R}{D:1500}{C}{R}{W:j13a2}

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2.

[Let's try a few exercises...

Touch the D5 square with your cursor.

{B:64}{I2J:Let's try a few exercises...

Touch the D5 square with your cursor.{W:j13b}{W:j13b1}; 

d5;

You got it! {H:d5}{W:yougotit}{W:sil1000}{J};

You have to click on the D5 square;

That is incorrect. Remember, the Vertical columns (files) are A through H, and the Horizontal columns (ranks) are 1 through 8.{W:j13b9}

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3.

[Now touch the B1 square.

{B:64}{I2J:Now touch the B1 square.{W:j13b2}; 

b1;

That's right.{H:b1}{W:thatsright}{W:sil1000}{J};

You have to click on the B1 square.;

That is incorrect. Remember, the Vertical columns (files) are A through H, and the Horizontal columns (ranks) are 1 through 8.{W:j13b9}

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4.

[Now touch the E7 square.

{B:64}{I2J:Now touch the E7 square.{W:j13b3}; 

e7;

No problem!{H:e7}{W:noproblem}{W:sil1000}{J};

That's not the E7 square.;

That is incorrect. Remember, the Vertical columns (files) are A through H, and the Horizontal columns (ranks) are 1 through 8.{W:j13b9}

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5.

[Touch the H4 square.

{B:64}{I2J:Touch the H4 square.{W:j13b4}; 

h4;

Yep, that's it!{H:h4}{W:yepthatsit}{W:sil1000}{J};

You have to click on the H4 square.;

That is incorrect. Remember, the Vertical columns (files) are A through H, and the Horizontal columns (ranks) are 1 through 8.{W:j13b9}

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6.

[Touch the A8 square.

{B:64}{I2J:Touch the A8 square.{W:j13b5}; 

a8;

You got it!{H:a8}{W:excellent};

That's not the A8 square.;

That is incorrect. Remember, the Vertical columns (files) are A through H, and the Horizontal columns (ranks) are 1 through 8.{W:j13b9}

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