Visualizing a Chessboard

It is difficult to visualize a chessboard that consists of 64 squares in the beginning. So, let's start to visualize a 2 x 2 grid.

Visualizing a 2 x 2 grid seems simple but surprisingly difficult.
Look at the 2 x 2 grid below and then close your eyes, you should have an afterimage, so it is a good idea to visualize it with an afterimage.

Repeat:
Look at a 2 x 2 grid
Close your eyes
Visualize it

Alternatively, you can visualize a square first in your head and then draw a vertical and horizontal line in the middle to visualize a 2 x 2 square. In addition, paying attention to each corner of the squares helps you to visualize them.

You do not have to distinguish between light and dark squares when you visualize a 2 x 2 grid. The positional relationship of squares is more critical.

Next, visualize a 4 x 4 grid with an afterimage.

I am not good at visualizing with afterimages, so I visualize a 4 x 4 grid in the following way.

First, visualize a 2 x 2 grid.

 After that, visualize a 2 x 2 grid in each square.

Furthermore, repeat visualizing the eight figures below, this will enhance your visualization of a 4 x 4 grid. Visualize the red and white squares at the same time. 

You can visualize a 4 x 4 grid with other ways, so find the easiest way to visualize it. The next article covers visualizing a 8 x 8 grid.

Next: Visualize a Chessboard Partially or Overall