chess boards

Sixty-four square grids

A chess board is the checkered playing surface for chess, divided into 64 squares arranged in an 8×8 grid, alternating between light and dark colors.

The board is positioned so each player has a light square in the right-hand corner.

Chess boards range from cheap cardboard to ornate wooden or marble sets: He set up the pieces on the chess board.

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G