chess 1 (ch s)n. A board game for two players, each beginning with 16 pieces of six kinds that are moved according to individual rules, with the objective of checkmating the opposing king. [Middle English ches, short for Old French esches, pl. of eschec, check in chess; see check.] |
| chess 2 (chs) n. Any of several species of brome grass, especially the cheat. [Origin unknown.] |
| chess 3 (chs) n. pl. chess or chess·es One of the floorboards of a pontoon bridge. [Middle English ches, tier, perhaps from Old French chasse, frame, from Latin capsa, box.] |
chess
Noun
a game of skill for two players using a chessboard on which chessmen are moved, with the object of checkmating the opponent's king [Old French esches, plural of eschec check]
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| Noun | 1. |  chess - weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheatbrome, bromegrass - any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions |
| 2. |  chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's kingchess move - the act of moving a chess piece en passant - (chess) a chess pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed exchange - (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value; "the endgame began after the exchange of queens" exchange - (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop; "black lost the exchange" check - (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king chess opening, opening - a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess; "he memorized all the important chess openings" counterplay, counterattack - (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board board game - a game played on a specially designed board shogi - a form of chess played on a board of 81 squares; each player has 20 pieces bishop - (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color black - (board games) the darker pieces rook, castle - (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard checker board, checkerboard - a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors king - (chess) the weakest but the most important piece knight, horse - a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa) pawn - (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank queen - (chess) the most powerful piece white - (board games) the lighter pieces development - a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess); "after he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became a supporter"; "in chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen" develop - move into a strategically more advantageous position; "develop the rook" develop - move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions; "Spassky developed quickly" stalemate - subject to a stalemate castle - move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king open - make the opening move; "Kasparov opened with a standard opening" promote - change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent checkmate, mate - place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves" check - place into check; "He checked my kings" fork - place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces pin - immobilize a piece queen - become a queen; "her pawn queened" |
Translations
n chess [tʃes]
a game for two played with thirty-two (usually black and white) pieces (ˈchessmen) on a board (ˈchessboard) with sixty-four (usually black and white) squares. skaak لُعْبَةُ الشطرنج шах šachy skak das Schachspiel σκάκι male شطرنج échecs שַׁח-מָט शतरंज šah sakk catur skák (gioco degli) scacchi チェス 체스, 서양 장기 šachmatai šahs (spēle) catur schaak sjakk szachy xadrez şah шахматы šach šah (igra) šah schack หมากรุก satranç 國際象棋 шахи شطرنج môn cờ 国际象棋
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