Crossword clues for chessboard
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Chessboard \Chess"board`\, n. The board used in the game of chess, having eight rows of alternate light and dark squares, eight in each row. See Checkerboard.
Note: The chessboard and the checkerboard are alike.
Wiktionary
n. 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.
WordNet
n. a checkerboard used to play chess
Wikipedia
A chessboard is the type of checkerboard used in the classic board game chess, and consists of 64 squares (eight rows and eight columns) and 32 pieces.The squares are arranged in two alternating colors (light and dark). Wooden boards may use naturally light and dark brown woods, while plastic and vinyl boards often use brown or green for the dark squares and shades such as buff or cream for the light squares. Materials vary widely; while wooden boards are generally used in high-level games; vinyl, plastic, and cardboard are common for low-level and informal play. Decorative glass and marble boards are available but rarely accepted for games rated by national or international chess federations. Each square on the board has a name from a1 to h8.
According to FIDE equipment standards, the side of a square should be twice the diameter of a pawn's base.
In modern commentary, the columns (called files) are labeled by the letters a to h from left to right from the white player's point of view, and the rows (called ranks) by the numbers 1 to 8, with 1 being closest to the white player, thus providing a standard notation called algebraic chess notation.
In older English commentary, the files are labeled by the piece originally occupying its first rank (e.g. queen, king's rook, queen's bishop), and ranks by the numbers 1 to 8 from each player's point of view, depending on the move being described. This is called descriptive chess notation and is no longer commonly used.
Usage examples of "chessboard".
Four servants came forward, two carrying a clockwork man of polished brass and steel, the other two a huge and heavy box full of cogs, pins, hooks, fastenersand most curiously of all, a large chessboard of alternating brass and steel squares.
Dove settled in there with a chessboard and Baron Engan, though by midafternoon she had a score of other opponents, including her aunt Nuritin.
Pig, confined to bed rest, was kept company by Nazim, a chessboard between them on the bunk.
At that thought, the pawns in his head leaped forward on a dozen different kinds of chessboards, and he knew that he could continue all those games to their ends.
Dove went out with Aly and her guard, visiting a maker of fine chessboards, a seller of Yamani goods, and a beggar on the steps of the small temple dedicated to Gunapi the Sunrose, the Kyprin goddess of war and flowing lava.
Kirk walked by a long line of tridimensional chessboards, with rows of players faced against each other.
On his second visit the chessboard was mended so perfectly that the split was not visible, and the two colonels sat down to finish their game.
Rutted earth tracks ran ruler-straight between drystone walls, and the chessboard pattern seen from the pass resolved itself into thin pasture and the stubble of harvested ground.
Within the suite a small group of attendants loitered and with gestures offered to bathe their hands and feet, to set up a chessboard, to settle them on divans piled with pillows so that they could rest. Silken tapestries graced the walls, depicting scenes of elaborate feasts and girls picking flowers.
The sooner he laid it out on the giant chessboard, the sooner inspiration might strike.
As he neared the chessboard, he was surprised to see the pieces all laid out ready to play.
Something about the chessboard looked odd, and he could see no other players.
According to the BKA, the chessboard girl was the partner of the man Fitzduane threw off the Kirchenfeld Bridge.
It was the incident with the girl on the chessboard that had persuaded him that he must get himself under control.
Then he thought of the chessboard killing and the bizarre sense of humor displayed there, and he knew what he would find.