WISTY Presents the number 64

We at WISTY (We are smarter then you) chess club have decided to make one of our discussions public, namely this one about the number 64, the number of squares on a chess board. Why 64? What is the reason behind the number, is there hidden meanings or codes, or are we bring deceived?

Besides being the root of 4, 64 is the product of 8 x 8, it is often considered to be the expression of a realized totality and thus perfect.

However when asked, most chess players will say there are 64 squares on a chess board, but they are wrong. There are actually 204 squares on a chess board...64 + 49 + 36 + 25 + 16 + 9 + 4 + 1 = 204. We only use the small squares for the game of chess.

There are 64 nucleotides in the genetic code.

Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm 64?

For the funeral of Alexander the Great, the mortuary chariot carrying him was dragged by 64 mules

64 is also the total number of gems in a standard beneweled game board

Strange that new posts bere about the chess boards number of squares are not bumping the thread....conspiracy!

There is a Russian chess magazine named 64

 Shouldn't the acronym read WASTY ?

Shouldn't the Russian Magazine have been named 204 ?