How many total squares are there on a standard 8 by 8 chessboard?

Correct answer: 204

Explanation: ✅ Correct Answer: B) 204 📚 Explanation: A chessboard does not just consist of the 64 small 1×1 squares. It also contains 2×2 squares, 3×3 squares, all the way up to one massive 8×8 square. The mathematical formula to find the total number of squares in an n×n grid is the sum of the squares of the first n natural numbers (1² + 2² + 3²... + 8²). Summing 1 + 4 + 9 + 16 + 25 + 36 + 49 + 64 yields exactly 204.