Learning notation will help you in all areas of chess improvement. There are many ways to practice notation. One thing you can do is to just set up an actual chess board and touch every square while saying its notation out loud. Do this a dozen times and you will quickly absorb patterns like the D file is the queens file, the E file is the kings file, C and F files are where the bishops start but also the most common file for knights to develop on (c3,f3,c6,f6) B and G files are where the knights start, but also where bishops can develop to get on the long diagonal (b2,g2,b7,g7) A and H files are obviously the rook files. ranks 1-4 are whites territory ranks 5-8 are blacks. e4,e5,d4,d5 are the center squares. Practice notation it is EXTREMELY helpful in memory association and learning new patterns.
Most chess books are over a beginner's head except for books designed for kids. A lot of the books designed for kids are actually great books for beginners though if you can read them without embarrassment.
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Is there a way I can remember chess board? I’m reading some chess books and I’m finding it hard to visualize board when the books have no photos and are using notations.