Opening position of the chessmen
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The player with the white chessmen always makes the first move. In the starting position, queens are always on the same color square as themselves. The black queen is on a black square, the white queen on a white square.

Hint: Remember, Rook, Knight, Bishop.


BLACK
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WHITE