game field

Question

hello everyone and happy new year
i`ve got a task to write a client-server game (web application)
i`ve succeded if writing clent-server part and data tranfer (as an xml web service)
so, now i need actually game. and here is the problem!
how could i make a game field? i mean some kind of a board for example for chess, so that i could get event by clicking specific cell? suppose there is some easy way to do it, not making hundred of image buttons:)
what could you reccomend?
P.S. remember, THIS IS A WEB APPLICATION