A checkerboard is a board with alternating squares of black and white, so the floor has alternating squares of black and white.
Consider the statement "The queen reclined on a white and gold divan, and all around her stretched a floor made of alternating squares of black and white .". Is the statement "The queen reclined on a white and gold divan, and all around her stretched a floor like a great checkerboard ." false? Yes/no/unknown