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Recent Examples of chessboard from the Web
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Here is where (almost) everyone is on the massive chessboard that is Westeros.
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Unfortunately, on the day of the tournament finals, Aug. 8, the players and their chessboards were scattered by gusty winds that forced competition to be postponed.
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Kramnik had better control of his nerves and the chessboard tactical complications to score a resounding victory against the world champion who had been getting the upper hand against him in recent years.
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Australia Day's characters feel like pieces on a chessboard, shoehorned into place with utter predictability.
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The decorative spires rising above the roof bring to mind a chessboard set with rooks and pawns.
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In the lobby of Keene’s Crossing Elementary in Orange, there are tables with chessboard surfaces and game pieces.
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BALTIMORE — A chessboard sits on a card table at the far end of the Baltimore Orioles’ clubhouse, near most of the pitchers’ lockers.
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A chessboard sits on a card table at the far end of the Baltimore Orioles’ clubhouse, near most of the pitchers’ lockers.
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First Known Use of chessboard
15th century
CHESSBOARD Defined for English Language Learners
chessboard
playDefinition of chessboard for English Language Learners
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: a board used in chess that has 64 squares in two colors
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See words that rhyme with chessboard Spanish Central: Translation of chessboard Nglish: Translation of chessboard for Spanish speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about chessboard
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