chess board

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the checkered board used for playing chess; often written as one word 'chessboard'

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Examples (10)

  • He carefully set up the pieces on the polished wooden chess board.
  • The grandmaster stared intently at the chess board, contemplating his next move.
  • She knocked over the king in her frustration, scattering pieces across the chess board.
  • For his birthday, he received a beautiful, hand-carved chess board from his grandfather.
  • The sixty-four black and white squares of the chess board awaited the start of the final match.
  • Please clear the chess board after you finish your game.
  • The strategist viewed the political landscape as a giant chess board, with people as pawns.
  • The position of the pieces on the chess board indicated a clear advantage for white.
  • As a child, I learned the basics by watching my parents play on an old, worn chess board.
  • The light from the lamp cast long shadows from the pieces across the chess board.