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ша́хматная доска́ — meaning in English

shakhmatnaya doska

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English meaning

  • checkerboard noun A square board divided into sixty-four equal squares arranged in eight rows and eight columns, with adjacent squares alternating in color, typically black and white, used to play chess, checkers or draughts.
  • chessboard noun The square board of 64 alternating light and dark squares used to play chess.

Senses

ша́хматная доска́ is used for these senses in English:

  • checkerboard A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern; especially such a board with 8×8 squares, used to play chess and draughts/checkers.
  • chessboard (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.

checkerboard — full definition

  1. noun A square board divided into sixty-four equal squares arranged in eight rows and eight columns, with adjacent squares alternating in color, typically black and white, used to play chess, checkers or draughts.
  2. noun A pattern of squares of alternating colors.
  3. noun A style of negative cutting that avoids visible splice marks.
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