chessboard

American  

[ches-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈtʃɛsˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

1. the board, identical with a checkerboard, used for playing chess.

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chessboard British  

/ ˈtʃɛsˌbɔːd /

noun

1. a square board divided into 64 squares of two alternating colours, used for playing chess or draughts

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Etymology

Origin of chessboard

1400–50; late Middle English. See chess ¹, board

Example Sentences

There’s a small group over by the chessboard in the corner.

From Literature

“If you move one piece on the chessboard, it changes everything for your next move,” she says.

From Barron's

“Cuba,” he roared, “does not want to be a pawn on the world’s chessboard!”

From Literature

Sir Stephen Fry lived up to his brainy reputation over breakfast, by predicting the chessboard was back: "I could be a knight - oh, I already am," he joked.

From BBC

Small wonder, then, that her most reliable companion is an AI-powered chessboard, which offers direct answers to her most pressing questions.

From Los Angeles Times