A woman sits on a rug next to a shirtless boy who is looking in the direction of a checkers board that includes several pieces.
A woman sits on a rug next to a boy who is looking at a gameboard.
A checkers board is a gameboard.
"A woman sits on a rug next to a boy who is looking at a gameboard." is rephrasing "A woman sits on a rug next to a shirtless boy who is looking in the direction of a checkers board that includes several pieces."
A checkers board can be called a gameboard.