Chasse aux cases
- Coordonnées
- Ages 6 to 10
- About 5 minutes
The story behind it
A chessboard is a map with 64 addresses. A letter tells you how far across, a number tells you how far up — exactly like the grid on a graph in a maths book. Every champion began here, learning the addresses.
Read the full story: The boy who would not wait →How to play
- Read the square Ashta asks for.
- Letter first — across. Number second — up.
- Tap it. Three stars for no slips.
Levels
For teachers and coaches
Square hunt — Coordinates
Ages 6 to 10 · about 5 minutes · 8by8verse Chess Lab
What it teaches
Read and plot ordered pairs on a grid: across first, then up.
The story to tell first
A chessboard is a map with 64 addresses. A letter tells you how far across, a number tells you how far up — exactly like the grid on a graph in a maths book. Every champion began here, learning the addresses.
Three questions to ask
- Why do we say the letter before the number?
- Which squares share the letter d? What do they have in common on a graph?
- What changes when you sit on Black’s side — the board, or only your view of it?
Without a screen
Chalk a grid on the floor. One pupil calls a square, another walks to it — across first, then up.
Suivant
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
Find {sq}
{n} to go
{s} seconds left
Yes. {sq} is file {f}, rank {r}.
That was {sq}. Look for file {f}, rank {r}.
{n} squares found, {m} slips.
{n} squares in thirty seconds.