CHESSBOARD

chessboard, chess board

(noun) a checkerboard used to play chess

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

chessboard (plural chessboards)

(chess) The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours.

(topology) A mathematical construction based on this pattern of squares

Source: Wiktionary

Chess"board`, n.

Definition: The board used in the game of chess, having eight rows of alternate light and dark squares, eight in each row. See Checkerboard.

Note: The chessboard and the checkerboard are alike.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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