Setting to see coordinates on every square

OK not the best public service announcement... 

One of the problems with labeling every square is that the pieces would cover the names. They could then add some kind of light-up thing but that would probably just distract you. 

I learned the coordinates fairly easily because I learned otb and we had to write the moves down when we played. Maybe you should read some annotated games. That way you'll get familiar with the squares while learning and at your own pace. 

http://www.internetchess.com/columns/amartin/150barry.shtml

http://www.tim-thompson.com/gaprindashvili.html

http://main.uschess.org/content/view/10115/341/

But he has to pull out a chess board. It can not be done online or next week or month he is back with the same comments. I know this as i had to learn the current system and i was a master of the previous. Doing it online did not work. For good reasons the GMs tell you to pull out the chess board and make the moves by hand. It is time tested and works.

You can just open two windows (multiple monitors are great too): one with the game and another with an analysis board. There are also apps for every OS (they're probably built in most linux distros by now) that allow you to change the opacity of windows and how they stack. 

I was hard head and i tried that for over a year to convert to the current system. When i play Vote Chess and i was slightly tired i confuse almost everybody about which move i suggested then. If you mention QB4 from white i can instantly say c4. Before i practiced for days on my board i fight wiff it up, the chance was small but still there.

It is the use of the hands that reinforces the connection to the method mentally.

JC how hard would it be to put tiny little notations that are mostly transparent in the corner of every square, its not that crazy. "no i want you to learn the hard way," is not a good answer.

Lichess has already implemented this feature. It will be cool for beginners to have this feature. This can be optional enable disable.

Hello @Kblavkalash and the Chess.com community,
I've developed a Chrome extension to display coordinates on every square!
In response to your request from a few years ago now ^^, I've created a Chrome extension that displays coordinates on every square of the chessboard. This extension is perfect for beginners learning algebraic notation or for anyone practicing coordinates.
Extension Features:- Coordinates displayed on every square of the chessboard
- Adjustable font size for centered coordinates
- Contrast adjustment for coordinates (from 2% to 20%)
- Highlight on hover effect that makes coordinates more visible when you mouse over a square
- "Show Only on Hover" mode that only displays the coordinate of the square being hovered over
- Option to hide Chess.com's original coordinates
- The extension uses the Impact font for better readability and automatically adapts to all chessboard sizes. It works perfectly with both board orientations (white on bottom or black on bottom).
I hope this extension will help many players improve their knowledge of coordinates!
See here 👉🏻 Chess.com Coordinates Extension

@vdegenne, Thanks for your feedback you can see my github repo here : 
https://github.com/katsenkatorz/Chess.com-Coordinates-Extension fix fast your font, install Impact policy on your computer. +impact&oq=font+impact&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

@vdegenne I've fixed font issue, thanks.
Coming soon on google store extension
ref : https://github.com/katsenkatorz/Chess.com-Coordinates-Extension/releases/tag/v1.0.1

Tell me if it's better for you

Thanks for this. I just Googled this option and seeing the absolutely unhinged, utterly deranged replies in this thread was disheartening. In case any of the clowns from 2014 are still around, the reason a newer player would want this is to massively expedite the memorization process. When you can see the coordinates on each square, you come to actually identify that square on sight alone over time, as you don't have to reference the coordinates on the side, which is not a thing all newer players begin to do as with online chess and non-tournament chess, there's no real reason to do so until you get deeper into the game.

So instead of being forced to learn in an incredibly inefficient manner that requires a lot more time, you can just do it faster and smarter, because we're not using a physical board where this would be distracting, we could make it really faded, make it fade lower and lower throughout the course of a game or over several games, turn it off altogether after a few turns. Play a game with it on and with it off, etc. Much better learning potential.

That said, @tiktic would it be possible to get a Firefox version? I stopped using Chrome after their dumb update that destroyed quality adblockers earlier this year.

@Xbob42

Yeah, unfortunately some people really act like clowns or feel superior because they learned the board “the old-school way”. Meanwhile others just prefer learning through reflex and habit, in a more natural flow.
And honestly, it doesn’t necessarily make you learn faster, but it makes the whole thing more seamless while you’re actually playing.

It also helps a lot for trainers: having a board with visible coordinates can make explanations much clearer for their students.
I even got a few childish comments on a Discord because I made this… “bla bla it’s useless”, and honestly I’m like: install it if you want ;)

I’ll note down the Firefox version and work on it when I have some time. Thanks for the interest