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A checkerboard (or chequerboard) is a board on which American checkers/English draughts
English draughts

English draughts, known simply as draughts in the United Kingdom and some other countries, and also called American checkers, straight checkers, or simply checkers, is a form of the draughts board game played on an 8?8 board with 12 pieces on each side that may only initially move and capture diagonally forwards....
 is played. It is an 8×8 board and the 64 squares are of alternating dark and light color, often red and black.

The term checkerboard is also used to denote any rectangular square-tiled board. In this sense it refers not to a physical board as such but to the mathematical
Mathematics

Mathematics is the study of quantity, structure, space, change, and related topics of pattern and form. Mathematicians seek out patterns whether found in numbers, space, natural science, computers, imaginary abstractions, or elsewhere....
 abstraction
Abstraction

Abstraction is the process or result of generalization by reducing the information content of a concept or an observable phenomenon, typically in order to retain only information which is relevant for a particular purpose....
 of such a board. The adjective checkered may refer to a pattern resembling a checkerboard, as in the checkered flag
Racing flags

Racing flags are traditionally used in auto racing and similar motorsports to communicate important messages to drivers. Typically, the primary flagman, sometimes the Grand Marshal of a race, waves the flags atop a flagstand near the start/finish line....
 used to welcome the winning cars in a Formula One
Formula One

Formula One, abbreviated to F1, and currently officially referred as the FIA Formula One World Championship is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile ....
 race, for instance, or the livery on some emergency service vehicles.

An 8×8 board is also used for some other board game
Board game

File:Game_of_life_board.jpgA board game is a game in which counters or pieces that are placed on, removed from, or moved across a "board" . As do other form of entertainment, board games can represent nearly any subject....
s, although not necessarily a board with an alternating pattern:






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A checkerboard (or chequerboard) is a board on which American checkers/English draughts
English draughts

English draughts, known simply as draughts in the United Kingdom and some other countries, and also called American checkers, straight checkers, or simply checkers, is a form of the draughts board game played on an 8?8 board with 12 pieces on each side that may only initially move and capture diagonally forwards....
 is played. It is an 8×8 board and the 64 squares are of alternating dark and light color, often red and black.

The term checkerboard is also used to denote any rectangular square-tiled board. In this sense it refers not to a physical board as such but to the mathematical
Mathematics

Mathematics is the study of quantity, structure, space, change, and related topics of pattern and form. Mathematicians seek out patterns whether found in numbers, space, natural science, computers, imaginary abstractions, or elsewhere....
 abstraction
Abstraction

Abstraction is the process or result of generalization by reducing the information content of a concept or an observable phenomenon, typically in order to retain only information which is relevant for a particular purpose....
 of such a board. The adjective checkered may refer to a pattern resembling a checkerboard, as in the checkered flag
Racing flags

Racing flags are traditionally used in auto racing and similar motorsports to communicate important messages to drivers. Typically, the primary flagman, sometimes the Grand Marshal of a race, waves the flags atop a flagstand near the start/finish line....
 used to welcome the winning cars in a Formula One
Formula One

Formula One, abbreviated to F1, and currently officially referred as the FIA Formula One World Championship is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile ....
 race, for instance, or the livery on some emergency service vehicles.

An 8×8 board is also used for some other board game
Board game

File:Game_of_life_board.jpgA board game is a game in which counters or pieces that are placed on, removed from, or moved across a "board" . As do other form of entertainment, board games can represent nearly any subject....
s, although not necessarily a board with an alternating pattern:
  • Chess
    Chess

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    Makruk

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    Mak-yek

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  • Chapayev
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A checkerboard marking painted on a hilltop was used as visual guidance on Hongkong's old Kai Tak Airport
Kai Tak Airport

Kai Tak Airport was the international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998. On July 6 1998, the airport was replaced by the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok....
.

Many taxicab
Taxicab

A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of public transport for a single passenger, or small group of passengers, typically for a non-shared ride....
s also use a checkerboard pattern.

See also

  • Chessboard
    Chessboard

    A chessboard is the type of checkerboard used in the game of chess, and consists of 64 squares arranged in two alternating colors . The colors are called "black" and "white" , although the actual colors are usually dark green and buff for boards used in competition, and often natural shades of light and dark woods for home boards....
  • Square tiling
    Square tiling

    In geometry, the Square tiling is a regular tiling of the Euclidean plane. It has Schl?fli symbol of .John Horton Conway calls it a quadrille....
  • Checkerboarding (land)
    Checkerboarding (land)

    Checkerboarding refers to a situation where land ownership is intermingled between two or more owners, resulting in a checkerboard pattern. Checkerboarding is prevalent in the Western United States....
  • Battenburg markings
    Battenburg markings

    Battenburg refers to a pattern of high-visibility markings used to maximise conspicuity, primarily on the emergency service vehicles but also in other applications such as uniforms....
  • Polish Air Force checkerboard
    Polish Air Force checkerboard

    The Air Force checkerboard is a national marking for the aircraft of the Polish Air Force, equivalent to roundels used in other nations' air forces....


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