(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.

plural of chessboard

(rare) Synonym of Croatian checkerboard

(mathematics) Synonym of Chebyshev distance

plural of chessboard distance

(mathematics) A mathematical problem where one must determine how many grains of wheat are on a chessboard, assuming one grain of wheat is placed on the first square, and each subsequent square having twice as many grains of wheat as the previous square.

Resembling or characteristic of a chessboard.