potatofarmer wrote:
I like doing the puzzles but sometimes I have trouble determining the orientation for the black and white pieces: which was is promotion for the pawns and such. Is there a way to know or do you just have to guess??
The orientation is always the side to play on the bottom. For your example, it is black to move so the bottom-most rank is h8-a8.
(Another way to phrase it, the board is always oriented from the side of the person to play.)
You can also turn on coordinates for your board if that helps.
I like doing the puzzles but sometimes I have trouble determining the orientation for the black and white pieces: which was is promotion for the pawns and such. Is there a way to know or do you just have to guess??
such as this puzzle
thank you