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.
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A mathematical construction based on this pattern of squares
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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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The chessboard is the world.
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Chessboard consists of 8 rows and 8 columns.
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Tom is placing the pieces on the chessboard.
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The chessboard was in the wrong position, as squares h1 and a8 were black.
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They're like chess pieces moving on the chessboard.