checker board

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checker board - a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors

checkers, draughts - a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces

chess game, chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king

gameboard, board - a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games; "he got out the board and set up the pieces"

chess board, chessboard - a checkerboard used to play chess

square - any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles; "a checkerboard has 64 squares"

diagonal - an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard; "the bishop moves on the diagonals"

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The southeast trade still held, but the ocean was a checker board of squalls.

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We suggest to move citizens of Kyrgyzstan to one side, citizens of Tajikistan to another in order to eliminate checker board pattern of settlements."

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To create a checker board with 100 squares, tape off 10 squares wide and 10 squares long.

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To create a checker board with 100 squares, tape off 10 squares wide 3 PAINT alternate squares with two coats of garden paint.

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