chess

chess ¹  (chs)

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.

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[Middle English ches, short for Old French esches, pl. of eschec, check in chess; see check.]

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chess ²  (chs)

n.

Any of several species of brome grass, especially the cheat.

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[Origin unknown.]

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chess - weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat Bromus secalinus, cheat brome, 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 king chess game chess 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

chess [tʃɛs] n → ajedrez m

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chess [tʃɛs] n → échecs mpl

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chess [tʃɛs] n → Schach(spiel) nt

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chess [tʃɛs] n → scacchi mpl