Definition

1. Noun:
   • Chess: A strategic board game for two players, played on a checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an 8×8 grid. Each player begins with 16 pieces: one king, one queen, two rooks, two knights, two bishops, and eight pawns. The objective is to checkmate the opponent's king.
   • The game of chess: Refers to the activity or concept of playing chess.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy rất giỏi chơi cờ vua. (He is very good at playing chess.)
  • Cờ vua là môn thể thao trí tuệ. (Chess is an intellectual sport.)
  • Chúng tôi thường đánh cờ vua vào cuối tuần. (We often play chess on weekends.)

Advanced Usage

• "đam mê cờ vua": to be passionate about chess.

  • Cậu bé có niềm đam mê cờ vua từ nhỏ. (The boy has had a passion for chess since childhood.)

• "thế cờ vua": a chess position/situation.

  • Thế cờ vua lúc này rất phức tạp. (The chess position at this moment is very complex.)

• "ván cờ vua": a game/match of chess.

  • Ván cờ vua đó kết thúc với tỷ số hòa. (That chess game ended in a draw.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cờ tướng (Noun): Chinese chess, a different strategic board game.
• Cờ vây (Noun): Go (the board game).
• Cờ (Noun): A general term for board games like chess or checkers; can also mean flag.
• Kỳ thủ (Noun): Chess player.
• Bàn cờ (Noun): Chessboard.

Synonyms

• Cờ (in the context of board games): This is a broader term. "Cờ vua" specifically means Western chess.
• Đánh cờ (Verb phrase): To play chess/board games. "Đánh cờ vua" is more specific.

Related Phrases

• Chơi cờ vua (Verb Phrase): To play chess.

  • Ông ấy thích chơi cờ vua vào buổi sáng. (He likes to play chess in the morning.)

• Đánh cờ vua (Verb Phrase): To play chess (similar to "chơi cờ vua").

  • Họ đang đánh cờ vua trong phòng khách. (They are playing chess in the living room.)

Related Idioms

• Nước cờ (literally "a move of chess"): Can be used metaphorically to mean a strategic move or step in a plan.

  • Đó là một nước cờ khôn ngoan trong đàm phán. (That was a wise move in the negotiation.)

• Bí nước cờ (literally "to have no chess move"): To be stuck, to have no options left.

  • Công ty đang bí nước cờ trước tình hình tài chính. (The company is stuck with no options left in the financial situation.)