A standard chessboard has 64 small squares.
But how many squares ARE on the board
when you count every size?

Q: A standard chessboard has 64 small squares. But how many squares ARE on the board when you count every size?

204.. 8² + 7² + 6² + ... + 1² = 204. There are also 7×7 squares (49 of them), 6×6 (36), and so on, all the way up to one giant 8×8. Most people stop at 64.

Question

Accepted Answer

204. — 8² + 7² + 6² + ... + 1² = 204. There are also 7×7 squares (49 of them), 6×6 (36), and so on, all the way up to one giant 8×8. Most people stop at 64.