I haven't been following the latest articles on the topic, but basically, checkerboarding is just spreading brood according to a formula, with a catchy name.
Looks interesting in the context:
http://www.honeybeesuite.com/how-to-checkerboard-a-hive/
Kind regards,
Ghislain De Roeck,
Belgium.
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