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Old Guy wrote:

Well,

If I wasn't sure how it would look, I'd sure make a quick full scale
model out of cardboard with magic marker squares, and see what your
friend thought of it.

Saves remaking it if he's not pleased.

Sounds like a fun project.

Old Guy

That was my first reaction: "FUN!"

Chess boards of any size are a great way to use up sink-cut-outs from
solid surface.
I can see an entire chess board filled with cartoon characters. Jessica
Rabbit as a queen.... scratch that... too distracting.*

It will be really hard to NOT make it look tacky.
Yogi Bear will make a nice bishop. G

This is not going to be easy.

*(I have a thing for Jessica Rabbit. NO therapy has helped me much.)