Definition
The checkered board used for playing draughts (checkers), typically with 64 squares in eight rows of eight.
Etymology
Compound of 'draught' + 'board,' referring to the playing surface for the game of draughts, parallel to 'chessboard' for chess.
Kelly Says
The draughtboard's 8×8 grid is the same size as a chessboard—when checkers was invented in 12th-century France, game designers deliberately borrowed chess's board because it was already standard, showing how innovation often means remixing existing elements!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Chess Board
Chess Board
ARالعربية
لوح الشطرنج
luh ash-shatranj
BNবাংলা
শ্যাখবোর্ড
sha-khabord
CACatalà
tauler d'escacs
ta-u-ler de es-kacs
CSČeština
šachovnice
sha-khov-ni-tsa
DADansk
schakbræt
shak-braet
DEDeutsch
Schachbrett
shah-bret
ELΕλληνικά
πίνακας σκακών
pee-na-kas ska-kon
ESEspañol
tablero de ajedrez
ta-ble-ro de ah-heh-tres
FISuomi
shakkilauta
shak-ki-lau-ta
FRFrançais
échiquier
eh-kee-kheer
HEעברית
לוח שחמט
lo-ach sha-khem-at
HIहिन्दी
शतरंज बोर्ड
shah-tranj bo-rd
HUMagyar
sakktábla
sakk-ta-bla
IDBahasa Indonesia
papan catur
pa-pan ca-tur
ITItaliano
scacchiera
ska-khe-e-ra
KKKK
шахматта
shakh-mat-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
papan catur
pa-pan ca-tur
MYမြန်မာ
စကားပြော
ska-ar-pya
NLNederlands
schaakbord
schaak-bord
NONorsk
sjakkbrett
shak-k-brett
PAPA
chessboard
chessboard
PLPolski
szachownica
sha-khov-ni-tsa
PTPortuguês
tabuleiro de xadrez
tah-boo-lay-ro de shan-dray
RORomână
tablă de șah
tah-bleh de sha
RUРусский
шахматная доска
shah-mat-naya dos-ka
SVSvenska
schackbräde
shak-bra-de
SWKiswahili
bodi la mechi ya chess
bo-di la me-chi ya chess
TEతెలుగు
చెస్సు బోర్డు
ches-su bo-rdu
THไทย
โต๊ะหมากรุก
to-eh-ma-kruk
TLTL
mesa ng laro ng chess
me-sa ng la-ro ng chess
TRTürkçe
satranç tahtası
sa-tranch tah-tas-ee
UKУкраїнська
шахматна дошка
shah-mat-na dos-ka
URاردو
شطرنج بورڈ
sha-tranj bo-rd
VITiếng Việt
bảng cờ vua
bang cor vua