How Many Squares Are There On A Chessboard? October 30, 2017May 8, 2016 by Bhavini Played chess? you should be able to answer this. How many squares are there on a chessboard? (Hint: The answer is not 64.) Show Answer If you just take 1 x1 squares there are 64 of them but there are many more different-sized squares on the chessboard. Therefore, there are actually 64 + 49 + 36 + 25 + 16 + 9 + 4 + 1 squares on a chessboard! (in total 204). Answer is 204 sqaures.