chess

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chess

Two children play a game of chess at a wooden table.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A strategic board game: A game for two players, each beginning with 16 pieces (one king, one queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, and eight pawns) on a checkered board of 64 squares. The objective is to checkmate the opponent's king.
    • A plant (archaic/obsolete): A weedy annual plant (Bromus secalinus), native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed, especially in wheat fields. This meaning is now rare and primarily of historical or botanical interest.
Usage and Examples
  • Noun (Board Game):
    • She learned to play chess from her grandfather.
    • They are studying chess strategies every afternoon.
    • The final match of the chess tournament was thrilling.
Advanced Usage
  • "to be in chess": This phrase is not standard. The correct preposition for playing the game is "to play chess."
  • "chess of the mind": A metaphorical phrase describing something requiring great strategic thought, akin to the game.
    • The corporate takeover was a complex chess of the mind.
Variants and Related Words
  • Chessboard (n): The checkered board used for playing chess.
    • He set up the pieces on the chessboard.
  • Chessman (n) (plural: Chessmen): Any one of the pieces used in the game of chess.
    • This antique chessman is carved from ivory.
  • Chess player (n): A person who plays chess.
    • She is a ranked chess player.
Synonyms
  • Board game: A general category of games played on a board, which includes chess.
  • Game of strategy: A term emphasizing the tactical nature of chess.
Related Phrases and Idioms
  • "A chess match": Can refer literally to a game of chess or metaphorically to any prolonged strategic contest.
    • The negotiations were a delicate chess match between the two diplomats.
  • "To play chess with someone": Can mean to engage in a real game or to deal with someone in a cunning, strategic manner.
    • You have to be careful; he's playing chess while everyone else is playing checkers.
chess

Two children play a game of chess at a wooden table.

Noun
  1. a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
  2. weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat

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