def makeChessboard(col, row):
    """
    Creates a idealized coordinate array of a chessboard.

    Args:
        col (int): number of interior columns on the chessboard
        row (int): number of interior rows on the chessboard

    Returns:
        Raw 2D (z=0) chessboard coordinate array.
    """
    x = 0
    y = 0
    chessboard = []

    while y < row:
        while x < col:
            chessboard.append((x, y, 0))
            x = x + 1
        y = y + 1
        x = 0

    return chessboard