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2: Initial position on the chessboard
2.1. The chessboard is composed of an 8x8 grid of 64 equal squares alternately light
(the 'white' squares) and dark (the 'black' squares). The chessboard is placed between
the players in such a way that the near corner square to the right of the player is
white.
2.2. At the beginning of the game one player has 16 light-coloured pieces (the 'white'
pieces); the other has 16 dark-coloured pieces (the 'black' pieces).
These pieces are as follows:
A white king
A white queen
Two white rooks
Two white bishops
Two white knights
Eight white pawns

A black king
A black queen
Two black rooks
Two black bishops
Two black knights
Eight black pawns

2.3. The initial position of the pieces on the chessboard is as follows:

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2.4. The eight vertical columns of squares are called 'files'. The eight horizontal rows
of squares are called 'ranks'. A straight line of squares of the same colour, touching
corner to corner, is called a 'diagonal'.

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