chessboard

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Definition of chessboard

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noun

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.

“If a piece moves to a square occupied by an opponent’s piece the latter is captured and removed from the chessboard as part of the same move.”

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noun

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.

“If a piece moves to a square occupied by an opponent’s piece the latter is captured and removed from the chessboard as part of the same move.”
A mathematical construction based on this pattern of squares

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From chess + board.

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