chessboard

== English == === Alternative forms === chess board === Etymology === From chess +‎ board. === Pronunciation === === Noun === chessboard (plural chessboards) (chess) A square playing surface divided into eight rows and eight columns, forming sixty-four equal squares arranged in an alternating pattern of colors across both rows and columns. (topology) A mathematical construction based on this pattern of squares. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ====