Chess 1st to 3rd rank

Question 1

A1

Answer 1

Black / this diagonal is alphabetically and numerically equivalent, in other words A1 then B2 then C3, D4, E5, F6, G7, H8 are all Black squares.

Question 2

B1

Answer 2

White - the starting square for the White Knight that normally develops to C3 - Black square.

Question 3

C1

Answer 3

Black - starting square for White’s bishop, which many times I like to fianchettoe to b2 along the dark-square diagonal that the letters and numbers correspond (a1, b2, c3, d4, etc…)

Question 4

D1

Answer 4

White - Where the White queen begins the game.

Question 5

E1

Answer 5

Black - Where the White King begins the game.

Question 6

F1

Answer 6

White - where the light-colored White CATALAN bishop begins the game (F1 = White, not surprising and goes to G2.)

Question 7

G1

Answer 7

Black - where the White knight begins the game that normally jumps out to the White F3 square.

Question 8

H1

Answer 8

White - White to the right when setting up the pieces. This is where the rook that you usually castle kingside begins the game.

Question 9

A2

Answer 9

White - Pawn in front of the White rook starting square.

Question 10

B2

Answer 10

Black - common fianchettoe square for White’s dark-squared bishop.

Question 11

C2

Answer 11

White - pawn in front of the White’s dark bishop starting square.

Question 12

D2

Answer 12

Black - pawn in front of the White queen. This is the pawn I move first when playing White, from one dark square (D2) to another (D4).

Question 13

E2

Answer 13

White - pawn in front of the White King which E-Pawn players play going from E2 to E4 one White square to another.

Question 14

F2

Answer 14

Black - pawn in front of White’s dark light-squared bishop which will go to g3 to fianchetto in the Catalan.

Question 15

G2

Answer 15

White - Catalan Bishop square when I go with the Catalan opening with White. Moving from F1 to G2 both White squares.

Question 16

H2

Answer 16

Black - pawn in front of White’s rook on (h1) - white to the right starting position. For the Cat I have f2(black) g3(black) and h2(black) around the cat bishop on g2(white)

Question 17

A3

Answer 17

Black - sometimes the dark bishop starting on C1 jumps out to A3 to attack the rook that has castled kingside for the Black pieces.

Question 18

B3

Answer 18

White

Question 19

C3

Answer 19

Black - the common square the White Knight from B1 develops too early in the game.

Question 20

D3

Answer 20

White - of course as a D4 (Black) player I should know that the square before this is White. I always start D2(black) to D4(black) so this is the one square I always skip over.

Question 21

E3

Answer 21

Black - a common pawn move by me as White going e3 with the drawback being that I block in the dark-squared bishop.

Question 22

F3

Answer 22

White - a common square that the White Knight develops too from G1 (Black square).

Question 23

G3

Answer 23

Black - When I play as White and open with the Catalan a common pawn move is G2 (White square) to G3 (Black).

Question 24

H3

Answer 24

White - When I castle Kingside with White this is the common pawn move to provide luft or to stop the bishop coming down to G4 (White) to attack the Knight on F3 (White)