chessboard

noun

chess·​board ˈches-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce chessboard (audio)
: a checkerboard used in the game of chess

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Director Nottapon Boonprakob moves around on his storytelling chessboard a lot of pieces that start to tie together. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 11 June 2026 While my adult daughter and I didn’t utilize the family amenities, the resort has plenty to offer for kids, including a kid’s club, basketball hoops, ping pong tables, and a life-sized chessboard. Katie Riley, Southern Living, 8 June 2026 Then Tate surveyed the chessboard. Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026 There is a giant chessboard on the ceiling above the coffee bar, black vines and forked lightning painted on the walls, and the meeting rooms are called things like Eleven, Hawkins, The Upside Down. Matt Slater, New York Times, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for chessboard

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chessboard was in the 15th century

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“Chessboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chessboard. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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