Place the board so each player has a light-colored square on the bottom-right corner
Put the rooks on the four corners
Put the knights next to the rooks
Put the bishops next to the knights
Put the queen on her matching color square
Put the king on the remaining central square
Place all eight pawns on the second rank in front of the other pieces
Arrange Black pieces on the 8th and 7th ranks
Arrange White pieces on the 1st and 2nd ranks