checkerboard(n = noun.artifact) checker board - a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors;
is a kind of board, gameboard
is a part of checkers, draughts, chess, chess game
has parts: square, diagonal
has particulars: chess board, chessboard

   A board with sixty-four squares of alternate color, used for playing checkers, chess, or draughts. [1913 Webster]

checkerboard, n. US = DRAUGHTBOARD.