chessboard pattern in a sentence

Examples

1. The streets and squares of the picturesque centre of Tomar are organised following a chessboard pattern, a rare feature for a mediaeval city, instituted by Prince Henry The Navigator, which later inspired the pattern used for the rebuilding of Lisbon after the Earthquake in 1755.
2. From this time onwards, instead of fielding a phalanx for battle, the Romans deployed a series of small tactical units called " manipuli " ( maniples ), arrayed in three lines ( " triplex acies " ) in a chessboard pattern ( " quincunx " ).