chess /tʃes/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: esches, plural of escec; ⇒ check²]
a game for two players, who move their playing pieces according to particular rules across a special board to try to trap their opponent’s king (=most important piece):
They meet fairly often to play chess.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

chess
noun
ADJ. computer, machine
QUANT. game
VERB + CHESS play
CHESS + NOUN board, piece, set, table | move | position | grandmaster, master, player | buff | championship, match, tournament | club | computer | world a star of the chess world

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

chess

play chess
Do you want to play chess?
a chess player
Today, many chess players have online games.
a chess game/match
Who won the chess game?
a chess board (=with black and white squares on it)
There was a chess board set up on the table.
a chess piece (=one that you move around the board)
Some of the chess pieces were missing.
a chess set (=a complete group of the different chess pieces)
She gave him a beautifully carved wooden chess set.
a chess move
You first have to learn the basic chess moves.
a chess championship/tournament (=a chess competition)
Ray's taking part in a chess tournament.
a chess club
a member of the school chess club
a chess master (=a very skilled player)
An eight year-old who can beat a chess master is remarkable.
a chess grand master (=the highest title a chess player can get)
Bobby Fischer was an American chess grandmaster.
the chess world
He's a star of the chess world.

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