Thirty seconds. One board.

Find as many named squares as you can. A miss shows you the right square, then the round continues.

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Fast, confident square recognition makes every other chess skill easier. Name a square, find it. Hear a square, know its colour. A small habit with a big return.

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Why it helps

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When square names are automatic, reading a game, following a variation or spotting a diagonal takes less effort. Practising from Black’s side builds the same fluency for the other half of your games.

Keep it short and regular. A minute before a puzzle session is plenty.

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