热力图
- 数数与比较
- Ages 7 to 12
- About 6 minutes
The story behind it
Coaches say “bring your pieces to the centre”. This game lets you prove it with numbers. Around 1475 the queen was given her modern move, and one count shows why the whole game changed.
Read the full story: The counsellor who became a queen →How to play
- Look where the piece stands.
- Count every square it could move to.
- On the last level, find the square that gives it the most.
Levels
For teachers and coaches
Heat map — Counting and comparing
Ages 7 to 12 · about 6 minutes · 8by8verse Chess Lab
What it teaches
Systematic counting, comparing results, and using data to justify a rule.
The story to tell first
Coaches say “bring your pieces to the centre”. This game lets you prove it with numbers. Around 1475 the queen was given her modern move, and one count shows why the whole game changed.
Three questions to ask
- Why does the knight lose squares near the edge?
- The rook reaches 14 squares from anywhere. What is special about how it moves?
- If you added up the whole knight map and shared it by 64, what would that number tell you?
Without a screen
On a paper board, pupils colour each square by how many squares a knight reaches from it. The picture that appears is the heat map.
Next
Finish
Hint
Step back
Start again
Play again
Next level
Back to the lab
Right.
Not quite.
Not yet — have another go.
Question {n} of {total}
{right} out of {total} right.
Three stars. Clean work.
Two stars. Well played.
One star. Level done.
king
queen
rook
bishop
knight
pawn
Piece: {piece}. Square: {sq}. How many squares can it move to?
It reaches {n} squares.
Piece: {piece}. Tap a square where it reaches the most squares.
Yes — {n} squares, the most it can reach.
From there it reaches {n}. The most is {m}.
Every square gives the rook 14. It is the one piece that does not mind where it stands.
Five maps drawn. The centre is warmer for almost every piece.