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5D chess

5D chess

9.9
A situation that needs very careful thinking many steps ahead and many layers of planning
  • noun
  • Slang
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  • Navigating office politics in that company feels like playing 5D chess against seasoned opponents.

Examples

  • Their legal strategy was like 5D chess; every move involved anticipating multiple outcomes and planning ahead.

  • Their legal strategy was like 5D chess; every move was calculated many steps ahead.

  • Sometimes her plans resemble 5D chess, with layers of tactics and contingencies.

  • This project feels like 5D chess!

  • Negotiating with them is like 5D chess.

  • Navigating office politics in that company feels like playing 5D chess against seasoned opponents.

  • Sometimes her plans resemble 5D chess, with layers of tactics and contingencies that require deep thinking.

How Complex

5D chess
  • Slang
9.9

Surface Forms

5D chess singular
5D chess plural

Morphology

5D + chess

If a learner knows '5D' as 'five-dimensional' and 'chess' as the board game, the compound clearly denotes a chess variant played in five dimensions (analogous to '3D chess'), so the core meaning is directly derivable from its parts. While specific mechanics like time travel and branching timelines are finer details, the basic idea of a multi-dimensional chess variant is transparent and cross-linguistically accessible.

Etymology

5D chess may come from imagining chess played in extra directions and times, with many boards and moves at once. So calling a plan 'very complex' as '5D chess' means it is a many-layered strategy where you must think many moves ahead.