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chessboard

[ches-bawrd, -bohrd]

noun

  1. the board, identical with a checkerboard, used for playing chess.



chessboard

/ ˈʃɛˌɔː /

noun

  1. a square board divided into 64 squares of two alternating colours, used for playing chess or draughts

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chessboard1

1400–50; late Middle English. See chess 1, board
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Example Sentences

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Small wonder, then, that her most reliable companion is an AI-powered chessboard, which offers direct answers to her most pressing questions.

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Shortly after graduating as a civil engineer, he first began volunteering in Katwe as a football coach before deciding on chess - starting up with a single chessboard in 2004 and a determination to help.

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Israel’s military attack upends the diplomatic chessboard, such as it is, turning the last few months of U.S.-Iran discussions into empty theater.

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Mothers, fathers and whole families are figures on a chessboard, disposable.

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There was also another piece on the chessboard by this stage: Donald Trump.

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