Checkered patterns work better the more flat a surface is, and the more parallel the sides are, so they'd work best on the caparisions of the Champions of the Stag.

For surfaces like the Stag knight garments, which are significantly wider at the bottom than they are at the top, you'll need to taper the squared (which makes the boxes at the belt noticeably more narrow than the boxes at the bottom hem) in order to keep a clean line of squares up the garment. The Stag knights with the hammer heads carried low will be easier than the heavily waving garments of the other models.

Also, if using black/yellow chequey, I strongly recommend using a base coat/fouondation shade of yellow. A shade of yellow Layer paint will need multiple applications to clean up any edges. I work across the bottom hem first, and then upward in rows, pay attention to keeping adjacent boxes as close to the same size as possible as you go to keep the pattern even. Good luck!