chessboard
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chessboard
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From chess + board.
noun chessboards · chess board
- 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. 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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noun square board used in the game of chess
| Español | tablero de ajedrez |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 체스판 cheseupan, 체스보드 cheseubodeu |
| 日本語 | チェスボード chesubōdo, チェス盤 chesuban |
| 中文 | 棋盤 /棋盘 qípán |
| हिन्दी | बिसात bisāt, शतरंज की बिसात śatrañj kī bisāt |
| Português | tabuleiro de xadrez |
| Français | échiquier |
| Deutsch | Schachbrett |
| Italiano | scacchiera |
| Ελληνικά | σκακιέρα skakiéra |
| Română | tablă de șah, eșichier |
| Русский | ша́хматная доска́ šáxmatnaja doská |
| Tiếng Việt | bàn cờ |
| العربية | رَقْعَةُ شَطْرَنْج raqʕatu šaṭranj, رَقْعَةُ الشَّطْرَنْج raqʕatu š-šaṭranj |
| עברית | לוּחַ שַׁחְמָט lúakh shakhmát |
Talk about this word "chessboard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chessboard. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. chessboard. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chessboard "chessboard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chessboard.
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@misc{chessboard_2026,
title = {chessboard},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chessboard},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
