import numpy as np a=np.array(([1,0]*4+[0,1]*4)*4).reshape((8,8)) print(a) # [[1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0] [0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1] [1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0] [0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1] [1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0] [0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1] [1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0] [0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1]]