chessman

Thân thiện

A child carefully moves a white chessman on the board.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A piece used in the game of chess: A "chessman" is any one of the 32 individual pieces (16 white and 16 black) that players move on a chessboard according to specific rules. It is a synonym for "chess piece."

Usage

• The term "chessman" is used to refer to any piece in the set, regardless of its type (e.g., pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king). It is a formal and somewhat traditional term.
• It is typically used in singular form to refer to a single piece or in plural ("chessmen") to refer to multiple pieces.

Examples

• Noun:
  • He carefully picked up the captured chessman from the board.
  • The set was missing one black chessman.
  • The value of each chessman determines its importance in the game.

Advanced Usage

• "To lose a chessman": To have one of your pieces captured by your opponent.
  • He was ahead in material until he lost a key chessman.
• "To sacrifice a chessman": To deliberately allow a piece to be captured to gain a strategic advantage.
  • The grandmaster sacrificed a central chessman to launch a decisive attack.

Variants and Related Words

• Chess piece (n): The more common modern synonym for "chessman."
  • She moved her chess piece to a safer square.
• Piece (n): In the context of chess, "piece" is often used informally to mean "chessman," though it can sometimes exclude pawns.
  • He developed his pieces quickly in the opening.

Synonyms

• Chess piece: The direct and most frequent synonym.
• Game piece: A more general term that can apply to pieces in other board games.

Antonyms

• There is no direct antonym for "chessman." Contextual opposites could be:
  • Empty square: A square on the board not occupied by a chessman.
  • Player: The person moving the chessmen, as opposed to the pieces themselves.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• "To be a mere pawn/chessman": Used metaphorically to describe a person who is being used or manipulated by others, like a pawn in a game.
  • In the corporate struggle, he realized he was just a chessman for the executives.
• "To move the chessmen": Can be used figuratively to mean to strategically manipulate people or situations.
  • The politician was adept at moving the chessmen behind the scenes.

Học thuật

Noun

1. any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess

Từ đồng nghĩa

• chess piece