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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(chess) 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..
If a piece moves to a square occupied by an opponent’s piece the latter is captured and removed from the chessboard as part of the same move.
Use chessboard when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Chessboard means (chess) 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..
Common synonyms include checkerboard.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
If a piece moves to a square occupied by an opponent’s piece the latter is captured and removed from the chessboard as part of the same move.
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