of these eight squares takes its name from such officer.

Bear in mind that White names every square on the board, in accordance
with its relative position to one of _his_ eight Pieces, and that Black
does the same. Hence it follows that Black's _first_ squares are White's
_eighth_, and _vice versâ_.

Before proceeding further, it will be desirable for the student to
familiarize himself with the respective moves of the Pieces, names of
the squares, &c. A very little practice will enable him to do so,
especially with the aid of any friend acquainted with them. He should,
in the first place, accustom himself to the setting up the men in order
of battle; after a few repetitions of the process, and comparing their
position with diagram No. 1, he will soon have no difficulty whatever in
arranging them correctly without referring to the book. It will then be
well to clear the board of all but a single Piece, and practise with
that until perfect in its movements; another, and then another, may be
added, until the action of every one is as familiar as the alphabet.

Suppose, as a first exercise, you begin by placing your Queen on her
square (_i.e._, her first square), then play her to Q's 5th square, then
(diagonally, observe) to Q. Rook's 8th square, then to King's Rook's 8th
square, then to Q. R's square, and then home again to her square. It is
proper to mention that the directions for moving a Piece are not usually
printed in full, and that, according to the modern abbreviations in the
present and other chess-books, these several instructions would be given
thus:--

1. Q. to her sq.
2. Q. to her 5th.