chessboard
A square playing surface divided into eight rows and eight columns, forming sixty-four…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.
» A chessboard has sixty-four squares.
Ein Schachbrett hat vierundsechzig Felder.
Ein Schachbrett hat 64 Felder.
На шахматной доске шестьдесят четыре клетки.
Шахівниця має шістдесят чотири клітинки.
Meaning
2 sensesA 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.
Schachbrett
ша́хматная доска́šáxmatnaja doská
шахівницяšaxivnycja
A mathematical construction based on this pattern of squares.
- a checkerboard used to play chess
Examples
9 sentencesA chessboard has sixty-four squares.
Шахівниця має шістдесят чотири клітинки.
ruНа шахматной доске шестьдесят четыре клетки.
deEin Schachbrett hat vierundsechzig Felder.
The chessboard is also used for checkers.
Шахівниця використовується і для шашок.
Tom is placing the pieces on the chessboard.
deTom stellt die Schachfiguren auf dem Schachbrett auf.
They're like chess pieces moving on the chessboard.
The chessboard has 64 squares, alternately light and dark, distributed over 8 rows and 8 columns.
ruШахматная доска состоит из 64 клеток, попеременно светлых и темных, распределенных по 8 рядам и 8 столбцам.
deDas Schachbrett hat 64 Felder, abwechselnd hell und dunkel, verteilt auf 8 Reihen und 8 Linien.
Translations
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Origin
From chess + board.From chess + board.
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Forms
plural: chessboardsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a checkerboard used to play chess:chess board