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Meaning of Chessboard | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. A mathematical construction based on this pattern of squares

Equivalents

العربية رقعة الشطرنج
Català àbac escaquer
Čeština šachovnice
Dansk skakbræt
Deutsch Schachbrett Zabel
Ελληνικά σκάκι σκακιέρα
Français Échiquier
Gaeilge ficheall
हिन्दी बिसात
Magyar sakktábla
Italiano scacchiera
日本語 チェスボード
한국어 체스판
Latina scaccarium
Bahasa Melayu papan catur
Malti skakkiera
Nederlands schaakbord
Português tabuleiro de xadrez
Română eșichier
Slovenčina šachovnica
Slovenščina šahovnica
Svenska schackbräde
Tagalog ahedresan
Українська шахівниця
Tiếng Việt bàn cờ

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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