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The chessboard

 
The chessboard has 64 squares (8 X 8 - like a checkerboard) with alternating black and white squares.

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The chessboard is always oriented with a white square in the lower right hand corner to start.
 
Notation:

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The chessboard is lettered from a to h (left to right) and numbered from 1 to 8 (bottom to top), beginning in the lower left-hand corner.