// DDfour26.java  print 8X8 checkerboard pattern stars
public class DDfour26{
    public static void main (String args[]) {
    int cols=1;
    int rows = 1;
     while(rows <= 8) {
   cols =1;
   if((rows % 2)==0) System.out.print(" ");
   while (cols <=8 ){ System.out.print("* ");
        cols++;}
    System.out.println();
     rows++;}
}
}