Chessboard

Word CHESSBOARD
Character 10
Hyphenation chess board
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Chessboard"

What do we mean by chessboard?

A game board marked with 64 squares, used in playing chess. noun

The board used in the game of chess; a checker-board. noun

The board used in the game of chess, having eight rows of alternate light and dark squares, eight in each row. See checkerboard. noun

The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours. noun

A checkerboard used to play chess noun

A checkerboard used to play chess noun

The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours.

A mathematical construction based on this pattern of squares

Synonyms and Antonyms for Chessboard

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The word "chessboard" in example sentences

"One cannot ignore the fact that this chessboard is populated by people who have to endure [this crisis] every day," Kurtzer says, point out how Israel considers it absolutely unacceptable to come under constant rocket bombardment from Palestinian areas and how Palestine considers it absolutely unacceptable for Israeli reprisals to carry such "civilian cost." ❋ Unknown (2009)

Edward Lucas in The Telegraph, his article entitled "Russia sees us as pawns on its chessboard" is well written, nicely analytical and very very worrying. ❋ Not A Sheep (2008)

The question that confronts you sitting at the chessboard is not: What are the rules here? ❋ M-mv (2005)

A chessboard is a square, divided into 64 black and white squares. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Our Losties were just another set of players on their giant chessboard aka The Island. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Will sentencing day mean checkmate for Russia's so called chessboard killer? ❋ Unknown (2007)

Rice on a chessboard is a good way to explain the power of doubling. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The chessboard is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Lionel Rosenblatt of Refugees International said that since Western powers were not prepared to send troops to conflicts which did not directly affect their national interests, “the only pieces that will be free to move on the chessboard will be the aid agency pieces.” ❋ William Shawcross (2000)

The chessboard was a very beautiful one, its squares being of inlaid silver and gold, with little pegs in the centre of each space upon which the pieces might be fixed, and so prevented from being upset or from changing place when the vessel rolled. ❋ Robert Leighton (N/A)

The chessboard is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the Universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature. ❋ John Lubbock (1873)

The "back half of the chessboard" is a reference to the old story about the inventor of chess. ❋ Alex Knapp (2011)

The battles on the chessboard are a prelude to a much more important contest: the Fide elections on Sept 29 between the incumbent president, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, and former world chess champion Anatoly Karpov. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The chessboard is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the Universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature and the player on the other side is hidden from us -- Thomas Huxley. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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