Chessboard

The chessboard seen in a dream points to the world, by virtue of its bringing about such things as war, jealousy, evil, sedition, poverty, and wealth, and of its possessing states such as descending, mounting, falling, rising, dying, being alive, advancing, being left behind, and being in crookedness and uprightness.

Ibn Sirin: The chessboard in a dream represents all that the world does to its inhabitants. It raises one and lowers another; or it may represent life and death, right and wrong, games, wars, jealousy, sedition, envy, treachery, poverty, or wealth.

It provides early awareness; the person sees risks before they grow and can choose a more solid path.

Neglect, haste, untrustworthy people or uncontrolled behavior can increase the difficulty.

In the interpretation, the themes of work and responsibility, warning and risk, the emotional tone in the dream, and how the symbol concludes in the dream should be evaluated together.