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React Chessboard Click/Highlight (N×N Board)

By FrontendAtlas Editorial · Updated Feb 9, 2026

Challenge summary

Build an interactive N×N chessboard in React. Clicking a cell should highlight it and clear the previous selection.

What you'll practice

  • Render an N×N chessboard where light/dark squares alternate correctly.
  • Clicking a square highlights that square.
  • Only one square can stay highlighted at a time.
  • Expose selected cell coordinates in the UI (row/column).
  • Keep keyboard accessibility with semantic button/grid roles.

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