Noun: chessboard 'ches,bord
- A checkerboard used to play chess
"They set up the pieces on the chessboard for a new game";
- chess board
Derived forms: chessboards
Type of: checker board [N. Amer], checkerboard [N. Amer], chequerboard [Brit, Cdn], draughtboard [Brit]
Part of: chess set
Encyclopedia: Chessboard