chessboardnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtʃes.bɔːd/us/-bɔːrd/a square board divided into 64 smaller squares, half of which are light and half dark in colour, used for playing the game of chess or draughts
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Board games
- backgammon
- bishop
- blitz
- board game
- castle
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- defence
- draught
- endgame
- forfeit
- gambit
- grandmaster
- pawn
- pin
- queen
- queenside
- resign
- rook
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