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chessboard

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chess·board  (chsbôrd, -brd)
n.
A game board marked with 64 squares, used in playing chess.
chessboard [ˈtʃɛsˌbɔːd]
n
(Group Games / Chess & Draughts) a square board divided into 64 squares of two alternating colours, used for playing chess or draughts
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chessboardchessboard - a checkerboard used to play chess    
chess board
checker board, checkerboard - a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors
chess set - checkerboard and a set of 32 pieces used to play chess
Translations
chessboard [ˈtʃesbɔːd] N → tablero m de ajedrez
chessboard [ˈtʃɛsbɔːrd] n → échiquier m
chess club n → club m d'échecs
chessboard [ˈtʃɛsˌbɔːd] n → scacchiera
chessboard [ˈtʃɛsˌbɔːd] n → scacchiera


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"Tell the King of Naples," said he sternly, "that it is not noon yet, and I don't yet see my chessboard clearly.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Out here it seemed as though the people of England must be shaped in the body like the kings and queens, knights and pawns of the chessboard, so strange were their differences, so marked and so implicitly believed in.
The Voyage Out by Woolf, Virginia View in context
Your standing army is good, beyond a doubt,--a well-trained machine, an excellent plaything for a General to move across the chessboard.
The Illustrious Prince by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
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