How to Set Up a Chess Board

The pawns are the shortest and most numerous pieces in a chess set. You should have eight pawns of each color. These pawns should go in each square in the row in front of the other pieces of the same color. If your board has coordinates, the white pawns should be on the second rank, and the black pawns should be on the seventh rank.

Compare your board to the diagram above. If they are identical, congratulations - you have successfully set up your chess board.