int myArray[8][8];

FILE *fp = fopen("board.txt", "rb");
if(fp != NULL)
{
	int x = 0;
	while( !feof(fp) )
	{
		if( x == 64 )
			break; //safety

		myArray[(x-(x%8))/8][x%8] = fgetc(fp);

		if(myArray[(x-(x%8))/8][x%8] != '\n')
			x++; //if it's not a newline increase x
	}
}