The chess board is a square, divided into 64 smaller squares aranged in eight rows of eight. The squares are alternating light and dark, with a light square in the bottom right hand corner. A chess board is the same as a [[Checkers|checkerboard]]. | The chess board is a square, divided into 64 smaller squares aranged in eight rows of eight. The squares are alternating light and dark, with a light square in the bottom right hand corner. A chess board is the same as a [[Checkers|checkerboard]]. |