When you start playing chess it is best to think of your own moves and your competitors counter + goal moves. Now what most rookies do not realize is the best way to have competitive play is to "trick" the other player from what they are seeing.

Now to do this you can:

• Use an X-Ray effect
• Commonly confuse the other player by forking
• Open up a move to bring danger to something the other player values
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  Here is an example of the board numbers so that when reading a book or documenting games, you can have a casual reference.

  a8	b8	c8	d8	e8	f8	g8	h8
  a7	b7	c7	d7	e7	f7	g7	h7
  a6	b6	c6	d6	e6	f6	g6	h6
  a5	b5	c5	d5	e5	f5	g5	h5
  a4	b4	c4	d4	e4	f4	g4	h4
  a3	b3	c3	d3	e3	f3	g3	h3
  a2	b2	c2	d2	e2	f2	g2	h2
  a1	b1	c1	d1	e1	f1	g1	h1