chess
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1.3
- noun
- /tʃɛs/
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- Every good chess player knows his opponent's moves before he makes them.
- play chess
- chess pieces
- a chess game
This was the best depiction of chess on a screen ever.
- This was the best depiction of chess on a screen ever.
- And so that's another kind of chess piece on the table.
- But if you love chess, go be a chess player.
- You're drawn to sports, to chess, to mathematics, to music.
- So when you're playing chess, my father's a chess grandmaster.
- What is your favorite gambit opening in chess with a white B Black.
- I use this as the first step in my chess match to shake your hand.
- There are more unique games of chess in the world than there are atoms.
- It is my saying that I always say is I'm playing chess, not checkers.
- And he charmed Piers Morgan twice to beat him at chess, right.
- Yeah, but it's, I think it just like with chess, it's hard to compare eras.
- It's it's deterministic like a set of chess moves or Go moves.
Examples
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She spent hours studying strategies to improve her chess game.
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But if you love chess, go be a chess player.
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What has playing chess taught you about life?
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You must have played a lot of chess in prison.
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Remember the time we used to spend playing chess together?
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- Hey, you wanna play chess or you wanna argue?
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I started, I started competing in chess this year.
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Finally, she said, "Well, I just won't let him go to chess club anymore."
Fiction book (1991) -
But suppose he were getting ready for a game of chess or checkers.
Academic text (1995) -
I've figured out a new move in chess.
Synonyms
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2.0
A board game for two players who move pieces to trap the other player's king so it cannot move
Compounds
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2.0
A board game for two players who move pieces to trap the other player's king so it cannot move
- Specialized
A wild grass with soft hairy leaves that grows each year in the Mediterranean region
- Slang
A situation that needs very careful thinking many steps ahead and many layers of planning
How Complex
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chess comes from an old Persian word shah meaning 'king'. The phrase checkmate comes from shah māt meaning 'the king is helpless', so the game's name reminds us it is all about attacking and trapping the king.