Meaning Of The Word Chess

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chess
uncountable noun: Chess is a game for two people, played on a chessboard. Each player has 16 pieces, including a king. Your aim is to move your pieces so that your opponent's king cannot escape being taken.

chess in American English 1
a game of skill played on a chessboard by two players, each with 16 chessmen limited in movement according to kind, the object being to checkmate the opponent's king
noun: a game played by two persons, each with 16 pieces, on a chessboard

chess in American English 2
any of several varieties of brome grass, esp. a weedy kind (Bromus secalinus) found in fields of grain
noun: one of the planks forming the roadway of a floating bridge

chess in British English 1
noun: a game of skill for two players using a chessboard on which chessmen are moved. Initially each player has one king, one queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, and eight pawns, which have different types of moves according to kind. The object is to ch

chess in British English 2
noun

chess in British English 3
noun: a floorboard of the deck of a pontoon bridge

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