user21532: I know this is very basic question, but I just started playing and want to know. How do you set up king and queen the right way?
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I generally get confused between the King and Queen and what square they start from. I recently read this about chess setup. I just want to be sure, as I am still confused.

user21544: Turn board so that dark square in the bottom left.
Put queen on her own color, king on opposite color that he is.
White player sees queen, king, from their left to right.
Black player sees king, queen from their left to right.

user15661: The queen's dress must match her shoes.
That fashion statement reminds the player that the color of the queen, which is presumably the clothing on the queen's body, needs to match the square she stands on.
I grant to people that this may seem sexist.  But I that remember struggling, many years ago, to recall if the king got his way, or the queen got her way.  But from the day that I first heard this story that the fashion-sensitive queen is the one who cared more about what she looked like, I never again forgot which piece goes on its own color.

user20721: First the board must be correct.
Put the white square in the right hand corner nearest to you.
Then put the queens on their color in the center of the board on the row closest to you.  White queen on white. Black queen on Black. 
Finally put the kings next to the queens in the center of the board.
That link you gave is not that useful.
For the rest of the men:
The first row corners near you have a rook on them.  Next to the rooks are the horsies aka knights.  Next between the knights and the  K/Q are the bishops.  Finally in front of those there are 8 pawns on the 2nd row. 

user19877: It starts with the board being setup correctly, and that means a light square in the right-hand corner. Then, the queens each go on their own color.
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21532: <p>I know this is very basic question, but I just started playing and want to know. How do you set up king and queen the right way?</p>

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<p>I generally get confused between the King and Queen and what square they start from. I recently read this about <a href="https://chessboardsetup.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">chess setup</a>. I just want to be sure, as I am still confused.</p>
 21544: <p>Turn board so that dark square in the bottom left.
Put queen on her own color, king on opposite color that he is.</p>

<p>White player sees queen, king, from their left to right.</p>

<p>Black player sees king, queen from their left to right.</p>
 15661: <p>The queen's dress must match her shoes.</p>

<p>That fashion statement reminds the player that the color of the queen, which is presumably the clothing on the queen's body, needs to match the square she stands on.</p>

<p>I grant to people that this may seem sexist.  But I that remember struggling, many years ago, to recall if the king got his way, or the queen got her way.  But from the day that I first heard this story that the fashion-sensitive queen is the one who cared more about what she looked like, I never again forgot which piece goes on its own color.</p>
 20721: <p>First the board must be correct.
Put the white square in the right hand corner nearest to you.</p>

<p>Then put the queens on their color in the center of the board on the row closest to you.  White queen on white. Black queen on Black. </p>

<p>Finally put the kings next to the queens in the center of the board.</p>

<p>That link you gave is not that useful.</p>

<p>For the rest of the men:
The first row corners near you have a rook on them.  Next to the rooks are the horsies aka knights.  Next between the knights and the  K/Q are the bishops.  Finally in front of those there are 8 pawns on the 2nd row. </p>
 19877: <p>It starts with the board being setup correctly, and that means a light square in the right-hand corner. Then, the queens each go on their own color.</p>

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