Template:Chess diagram small

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These templates shows a chess diagram, a graphic representation of a position in a chess game, using standardised symbols resembling the pieces of the standard Staunton chess set. The default template for a standard chess board is {{Chess diagram}}. This documentation covers all related templates.

Templates

There are several standard chess diagram templates:

• Template:Chess diagram (square size 26x26 px)
• Template:Chess diagram small (square size 22x22 px)
• Template:Chess diagram 4x4 (square size 26x26 px)
• Template:Chess diagram 4x5 (square size 26x26 px)
• Template:Chess diagram 5x5 (square size 26x26 px)
• Template:Chess diagram 5x6 (square size 26x26 px)
• Template:Chess diagram 6x6 (square size 26x26 px)
• Template:Chess diagram 8x10 (Capablanca Chess square size 26x26 px)
• Template:Chess diagram 8x10 small (Capablanca Chess square size 22x22 px)
• Template:Chess diagram 9x9 (square size 26x26 px)
• Template:Chess diagram 10x10 (square size 26x26 px)
• Template:Chess diagram 10x10 small (square size 22x22 px)
• For other board sizes, use {{#invoke:chessboard mxn|board|cols=|rows=

There are also templates for chess variants:

• Template:Alice chess diagram (Alice Chess, square size 22x22 px)
• Template:Bughouse chess diagram (Bughouse chess, square size 22x22 px)
• Template:Omega Chess diagram (Omega Chess with 10x10 board + 4 corners, 22x22 px)
• Template:Tamerlane chess diagram (Tamerlane chess with 10x11 board + 2 citadels, 22x22 px)
• Template:Raumschach diagram (5x5x5 board for one type of Three-dimensional chess, 22x22 px)
• Template:3D chess diagram (3x8x8 board for some types of Three-dimensional chess, 22x22 px)

Syntax

The syntax is basically the same for all chess diagram templates.

{{Chess diagram
| <alignment> (param #1)
| <header>    (#2) 
| size =
| numbers =
| letters =
| <a8> | <b8> | ... | <h8>  (#3 to ...
| <a7> | <b7> | ... | <h7>
...
| <a1> | <b1> | ... | <h1>  ( ... #66)
| <footer> (#67)
| reverse = 
}}

Parameters:

• <alignment> – defines horizontal alignment (floating) of the whole table, must be tright or tleft (or nothing)
• <header> – the text which appears above the diagram, may be empty;
• size - specifies the size of each square in pixels, the default is 26.
• numbers - specifies whether the rows are numbered. Options are: left, right, both (default) or neither.
• letters - specifies whether the columns are lettered. Options are: top, bottom, both (default) or neither.
• <a8>, <b8>, ... <h1> – define corresponding squares of the chessboard, see below;
• <footer> – the text which appears beneath the diagram, may be empty; optional – can be left out (currently not in the other templates)

A square is defined by the name of piece or empty parameter. The names of the pieces are those given in algebraic notation:

• k = king
• q = queen
• r = rook
• b = bishop
• n = knight
• p = pawn

These letters are combined with either "l" for Light=White, or "d" for Dark=Black. So "kl" is White's king, and "nd" is Black's knight.

An empty square is written either using underscores, spaces, or nothing at all. Two spaces are recommended.

• <space> = empty square

Fairy Chess

There are also some fairy chess pieces available:

• a = archbishop (Princess)
• c = chancellor (Empress)
• f = inverted king (Mann)
• g = inverted queen (Grasshopper)
• m = inverted rook (Dabbaba, Threeleaper or Wazir)
• j(e) = elephant (Alfil or Ferz)
• N = inverted knight (Camel, Kirin, Nightrider or Phoenix)
• h = inverted pawn (Berolina pawn)
• M = Mann (alternate symbol)
• C = Centaur or Amazon

Omega Chess pieces:

• z = champion
• w = wizard
• t = fool (for Omega Chess Advanced)

Other suitable images include:

Other symbols

You can also use "xx" for a black cross, "ox" for a white cross, "xo" for a black circle on an empty square or "oo" for a white one.

• File:Chess xxd45.svgFile:Chess xxl45.svg xx = black cross/x
• File:Chess oxd45.svgFile:Chess oxl45.svg ox = white cross/x
• File:Chess xod45.svgFile:Chess xol45.svg xo = black circle
• File:Chess ood45.svgFile:Chess ool45.svg oo = white circle

When showing movement directions on the board, arrows are available

• File:Chess uld45.svgFile:Chess ull45.svg ul = up & left
• File:Chess uad45.svgFile:Chess ual45.svg ua = up
• File:Chess urd45.svgFile:Chess url45.svg ur = up & right
• File:Chess lad45.svgFile:Chess lal45.svg la = left
• File:Chess lrd45.svgFile:Chess lrl45.svg lr = left & right
• File:Chess udd45.svgFile:Chess udl45.svg ud = up & down
• File:Chess rad45.svgFile:Chess ral45.svg ra = right
• File:Chess dld45.svgFile:Chess dll45.svg dl = down & left
• File:Chess dbd45.svgFile:Chess dbl45.svg db = diagonal as black
• File:Chess dad45.svg da = down
• dr = down & right
• dw = diagonal as white

Numbers can also be added to squares by using "x0" for 0, "x1" for 1, "x2" for 2, ..., "x9" for 9.

• x0
• x1
• x2
• x3
• x4
• x5
• x6
• x7
• x8
• x9

Examples

Standard diagram

This diagram is recommended for common use as a main diagram in the articles on chess openings, endings, games, positions etc. See the corresponding code below.

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
8									8
7									7
6									6
5									5
4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

The King's Gambit

{{Chess diagram
| tright
| 

|rd|nd|bd|qd|kd|bd|nd|rd
|pd|pd|pd|pd|  |pd|pd|pd
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
|  |  |  |  |pd|  |  |  
|  |  |  |  |pl|pl|  |  
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
|pl|pl|pl|pl|  |  |pl|pl
|rl|nl|bl|ql|kl|bl|nl|rl

| The King's Gambit
}}

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
8									8
7									7
6									6
5									5
4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

Empty board

{{Chess diagram
| tright
| 

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  

| Empty board
}}

Diagram with both captions

W. Langstaff, Chess Amateur 1922

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
8									8
7									7
6									6
5									5
4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

Mate in two.
This problem uses partial retrograde analysis method.

It may be convenient to use this in the articles on chess problems. Please note that in the header and footer you can use bolds or italics. You can also use <br> to break the lines.

{{Chess diagram
| tright
| '''W. Langstaff''', ''Chess Amateur'' 1922

|  |  |  |  |kd|  |  |rd
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
|  |  |  |  |  |bl|  |pl
|  |  |  |rl|  |kl|pd|pl
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  

| '''Mate in two.''' <br> This problem uses ''partial retrograde analysis'' method.
}}

Diagram without captions

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
8									8
7									7
6									6
5									5
4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

See the corresponding code below. If you don't want the captions, just remove them, but don't delete the second "|" pipe character for the caption above; it is possible to delete the last pipe for the longer caption below.

The diagram floats to the left to illustrate the use of the first parameter.

{{Chess diagram
| tleft
| 

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
|  |xx|xo|xx|  |  |  |  
|  |  |pl|  |  |  |  |  
|  |  |  |  |  |xo|  |  
|  |  |  |  |xx|xo|xx|  
|  |  |  |  |  |pl|  |  
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  

}}

Movement example

This can be used to show how pieces move.

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
8									8
7									7
6									6
5									5
4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

Example showing how white king can move

any direction, but only one square, while black rook can move any number of squares but only up and down, and right and left.

{{Chess diagram 
| tleft
| 

|  |  |ua|  |  |  |  |  
|  |  |ua|  |  |  |  |  
|la|la|rd|ra|ra|ra|ra|ra
|  |  |da|  |  |  |  |  
|  |  |da|  |ul|ua|ur|  
|  |  |da|  |la|kl|ra|  
|  |  |da|  |dl|da|dr|  
|  |  |da|  |  |  |  |  

|Example showing how white king can move
any direction, but only one square, while
black rook can move any number of squares
but only up and down, and right and left.
}}

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
8									8
7									7
6									6
5									5
4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

{{Chess diagram
| tright
| 

|  |ul|  |ua|  |ur|  |  
|  |  |ul|ua|ur|  |  |  
|la|la|la|ql|ra|ra|ra|ra
|  |  |dl|da|dr|  |  |  
|  |dl|  |da|  |dr|  |  
|dl|  |  |da|  |  |dr|  
|  |  |  |da|  |  |  |dr
|  |  |  |da|  |  |  |  

}}

In the board on the right, it is shown that the white queen can go any distance in any of these directions.

Another method for the rook example:

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
8									8
7									7
6									6
5									5
4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

{{Chess diagram
| tleft
| 

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
|  |  |ud|  |  |  |  |  
|  |lr|rd|lr|  |  |  |  
|  |  |ud|  |  |  |  |  
|  |  |  |  |ul|ua|ur|  
|  |  |  |  |la|kl|ra|  
|  |  |  |  |dl|da|dr|  
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  

}}

Small diagram

This one may be useful in articles with many diagrams. It uses another template named {{Chess diagram small}}.

The small diagrams can have header, too.

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
8									8
7									7
6									6
5									5
4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

Position after 11.Bg5

{{Chess diagram small
| tright
| 

|rd|  |  |qd|  |rd|kd|  
|pd|pd|  |  |pd|pd|bd|pd
|  |nd|pd|  |  |nd|pd|  
|  |  |ql|  |  |  |bl|  
|  |  |  |pl|pl|  |bd|  
|  |  |nl|  |  |nl|  |  
|pl|pl|  |  |  |pl|pl|pl
|  |  |  |rl|kl|bl|  |rl

| Position after 11.Bg5
}}

Different board size

Chess boards of non-standard dimensions need special templates. There are templates for the following boards:

Minichess (5×5) – Template:Chess diagram 5x5

{{Chess diagram 5x5 | tright | |kd|qd|bd|nd|rd |pd|pd|pd|pd|pd | | | | | |pl|pl|pl|pl|pl |kl|ql|bl|nl|rl | Gardner minichess }}

Gardner minichess

Los Alamos chess (6×6) – Template:Chess diagram 6x6

{{Chess diagram 6x6 | tright | |rd|nd|qd|kd|nd|rd |pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd | | | | | | | | | | | | |pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl |rl|nl|ql|kl|nl|rl | Los Alamos chess }}

a b c d e f 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f Los Alamos chess

Capablanca Chess (8×10)

{{Chess diagram 8x10 | tright | |rd|nd|ad|bd|qd|kd|bd|cd|nd|rd |pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl |rl|nl|al|bl|ql|kl|bl|cl|nl|rl | Capablanca Chess }}

a b c d e f g h i j 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h i j Capablanca Chess

Grand Chess

{{Chess diagram 10x10 | tright | |rd| | | | | | | | |rd | |nd|bd|qd|kd|cd|ad|bd|nd| |pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl | |nl|bl|ql|kl|cl|al|bl|nl| |rl| | | | | | | | |rl | Grand Chess }}

a b c d e f g h i j 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h i j Grand Chess

Double boards

Bughouse chess (four players)

{{bughouse chess diagram | A1=Team 1, Board A | A2=Team 2, Board A | B1=Team 1, Board B | B2=Team 2, Board B | tright | |rd|nd|bd|qd|kd|bd|nd|rd |pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl |rl|nl|bl|ql|kl|bl|nl|rl |rl|nl|bl|kl|ql|bl|nl|rl |pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd |rd|nd|bd|kd|qd|bd|nd|rd | '''Bughouse''' setup and starting position }}

Team 2, Board A b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 Team 1, Board A Team 2, Board B b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 Team 1, Board B Bughouse setup and starting position

Alice Chess

Alice Chess (two players)

{{alice chess diagram | tright | |rd|nd|bd|qd|kd| |nd|rd |pd|pd|pd|pd| |pd|pd|pd | | | | | | | | | | | | |nl| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl |rl|nl|bl|ql|kl|bl| |rl | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |pd| | | | | |bd| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Position after '''1. Nf3 e6 2. Ne5 Bc5''' }}

e5 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 A B Position after 1. Nf3 e6 2. Ne5 Bc5

Different shaped board

Three-dimensional chess (Raumschach) – Template:Raumschach diagram

{{Raumschach diagram | tright | |rd|nd|kd|nd|rd |pd|pd|pd|pd|pd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Nd|bd|qd|Nd|bd |pd|pd|pd|pd|pd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |pl|pl|pl|pl|pl |bl|Nl|ql|bl|Nl | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |pl|pl|pl|pl|pl |rl|nl|kl|nl|rl | '''Raumschach''' starting position }}

Eb5 black knight Ec5 black king Ed5 black knight Ea4 black pawn Eb4 black pawn Ec4 black pawn Ed4 black pawn Ee4 black pawn Ea3 Eb3 Ec3 Ed3 Ee3 Ea2 Eb2 Ec2 Ed2 Ee2 Ea1 Eb1 Ec1 Ed1 Ee1 E Da5 N d Db5 black bishop Dc5 black queen Dd5 N d De5 black bishop Da4 black pawn Db4 black pawn Dc4 black pawn Dd4 black pawn De4 black pawn Da3 Db3 Dc3 Dd3 De3 Da2 Db2 Dc2 Dd2 De2 Da1 Db1 Dc1 Dd1 De1 D Ca5 Cb5 Cc5 Cd5 Ce5 Ca4 Cb4 Cc4 Cd4 Ce4 Ca3 Cb3 Cc3 Cd3 Ce3 Ca2 Cb2 Cc2 Cd2 Ce2 Ca1 Cb1 Cc1 Cd1 Ce1 C Ba5 Bb5 Bc5 Bd5 Be5 Ba4 Bb4 Bc4 Bd4 Be4 Ba3 Bb3 Bc3 Bd3 Be3 Ba2 white pawn Bb2 white pawn Bc2 white pawn Bd2 white pawn Be2 white pawn Ba1 white bishop Bb1 N l Bc1 white queen Bd1 white bishop Be1 N l B Aa5 Ab5 Ac5 Ad5 Ae5 Aa4 Ab4 Ac4 Ad4 Ae4 Aa3 Ab3 Ac3 Ad3 Ae3 Aa2 white pawn Ab2 white pawn Ac2 white pawn Ad2 white pawn Ae2 white pawn Ab1 white knight Ac1 white king Ad1 white knight A Raumschach starting position

Omega Chess – Template:Omega Chess diagram

{{Omega Chess diagram | | [[Omega Chess]] (10×10 + 4 corners) |wd |wd |zd|rd|nd|bd|qd|kd|bd|nd|rd|zd |pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl |zl|rl|nl|bl|ql|kl|bl|nl|rl|zl |wl |wl | '''Omega Chess''' starting position }}

Omega Chess (10x10 + 4 corners) w4 wd <W4    A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I W3>    J w3 wd 9 a9 zd b9 rd d9 bd e9 qd f9 kd g9 bd h9 nd i9 rd j9 zd 9 8 a8 pd c8 pd e8 pd g8 pd i8 pd 8 7 a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7 i7 j7 7 6 a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 h6 i6 j6 6 5 a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5 i5 j5 5 4 a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4 i4 j4 4 3 a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3 i3 j3 3 2 a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2 i2 j2 2 1 1 0 a0 zl b0 rl d0 bl e0 ql f0 kl g0 bl h0 nl i0 rl j0 zl 0 w1 wl    A <W1  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I    J W2> w2 wl Omega Chess starting position

Tamerlane chess – Template:Tamerlane chess diagram

{{Tamerlane chess diagram | | [[Tamerlane chess]] (10×11 + 2 citadels) |ed| |sd| |md| |md| |sd| |ed | |rd|nd|bd|Gd|gd|kd|qd|Gd|bd|nd|rd |pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl |rl|nl|bl|Gl|ql|kl|gl|Gl|bl|nl|rl| |el| |sl| |ml| |ml| |sl| |el | '''Tamerlane chess''' “masculine” array starting position, see [[Tamerlane chess]] for the other 2 arrays }}

Tamerlane chess (10×11 + 2 citadels) a b c d e f g h i j k 10 a9 ed b9 c9 sd d9 e9 md f9 g9 md h9 i9 sd j9 k9 ed 10 9 x2 a8 rd b8 nd c8 bd d8 Gd e8 gd f8 kd g8 qd h8 Gd i8 bd j8 nd k8 rd 9 8 a7 pd c7 pd e7 pd g7 pd i7 pd k7 pd 8 7 a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 h6 i6 j6 k6 7 6 a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5 i5 j5 k5 6 5 a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4 i4 j4 k4 5 4 a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3 i3 j3 k3 4 3 3 2 a1 rl b1 nl c1 bl d1 Gl e1 ql f1 kl g1 gl h1 Gl i1 bl j1 nl k1 rl x1 2 1 a0 el b0 c0 sl d0 e0 ml f0 g0 ml h0 i0 sl j0 k0 el 1 a b c d e f g h i j k Tamerlane chess “masculine” array starting position, see Tamerlane chess for the other 2 arrays

Alternative way to place the pieces: FEN

{{Chess diagram|fen=rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR|align=tleft}}

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
8	File:Chessboard480.svg b8 black knight c8 black bishop d8 black queen e8 black king f8 black bishop g8 black knight a7 black pawn b7 black pawn c7 black pawn d7 black pawn e7 black pawn f7 black pawn g7 black pawn h7 black pawn a2 white pawn b2 white pawn c2 white pawn d2 white pawn e2 white pawn f2 white pawn g2 white pawn h2 white pawn b1 white knight c1 white bishop d1 white queen e1 white king f1 white bishop g1 white knight								8
7									7
6									6
5									5
4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

It is possible to populate the board using Forsyth–Edwards Notation, instead of positional parameters.

To do this, the "fen" parameter is used. For instance, this is the opening board of a chess game, defined using the "fen" parameter "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR":

{{Chess diagram|fen=rnbqkbnr/acfghzwt/8/8/8/8/ACFGHZWT/RNBQKBNR|align=tleft}}

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
8	File:Chessboard480.svg b8 black knight c8 black bishop d8 black queen e8 black king f8 black bishop g8 black knight a7 black archbishop b7 black chancellor c7 black upside-down king d7 black upside-down queen e7 black upside-down pawn f7 black champion g7 black wizard h7 black fool a2 white archbishop b2 white chancellor c2 white upside-down king d2 white upside-down queen e2 white upside-down pawn f2 white champion g2 white wizard h2 white fool b1 white knight c1 white bishop d1 white queen e1 white king f1 white bishop g1 white knight								8
7									7
6									6
5									5
4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

It is also possible to show "fairy" pieces using the FEN notation. However, because the FEN notation uses uppercase and lowercase to denote the color of the piece, it is not possible to display the inverted knight fairy piece (denoted by "N") using the fen parameter. Here is a board where the pawns are replaced by fairy pieces:

While the "fen" parameter was first developed and tested with 8x8 boards, support for other sized boards is available. For example, here is the Grand Chess starting positiong represented with an FEN board:

{{Chess diagram 10x10
 |align=tleft
 |fen=r8r/1nbqkcabn1/pppppppppp/10/10/10/10/PPPPPPPPPP/1NBQKCABN1/R8R
 |footer=[[Grand Chess]] starting position
}}

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b9 black knight

c9 black bishop

d9 black queen

e9 black king

f9 black empress

g9 black princess

h9 black bishop

i9 black knight

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f7

g7

h7

i7

j7

7

6

a6

b6

c6

d6

e6

f6

g6

h6

i6

j6

6

5

a5

b5

c5

d5

e5

f5

g5

h5

i5

j5

5

4

a4

b4

c4

d4

e4

f4

g4

h4

i4

j4

4

3

c3 white pawn

d3 white pawn

e3 white pawn

f3 white pawn

g3 white pawn

h3 white pawn

i3 white pawn

j3 white pawn

3

2

a2

b2 white knight

c2 white bishop

d2 white queen

e2 white king

j2

2

1

b1

c1

d1

e1

f1

g1

h1

i1

1

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

j

Grand Chess starting position

Displaying the board from the Black's point of view

{{Chess diagram|fen=rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR|align=tleft|reverse=true}}

	h	g	f	e	d	c	b	a
1	File:Chessboard480.svg g1 white knight f1 white bishop e1 white king d1 white queen c1 white bishop b1 white knight								1
2									2
3									3
4									4
5									5
6									6
7									7
8									8
	h	g	f	e	d	c	b	a

The "reverse=true" parameter causes the board to be shown from Black's point of view, that is, with the h8 square at lower-left corner, and a1 at the upper-right. This works for all sizes of the normal chessboard template, but not for the Alice, Bughouse, Omega, or Raumschach templates. Here, the same FEN notation as in the previous example produces a board with Black's starting position at the bottom.

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