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chess

1

[ ches ]

noun

  1. a game played on a chessboard by two people who maneuver sixteen pieces each according to rules governing movement of the six kinds of pieces (pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king), the object being to bring the opponent's king into checkmate.


chess

2

[ ches ]

noun

, plural chess·es.
  1. any of several weedy species of bromegrass, especially Bromus secalinus.

chess

3

[ ches ]

noun

, plural chess, chess·es.
  1. one of the planks forming the roadway of a floating bridge.

chess

1

/ tʃɛs /

noun

  1. a floorboard of the deck of a pontoon bridge
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


chess

2

/ tʃɛs /

noun

  1. 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 checkmate the opponent's king
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

chess

3

/ tʃɛs /

noun

  1. a less common name for rye-brome
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chess1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English che(e)s, chesse, echesse, esches, from Old French esches, plural of eschec check 1

Origin of chess2

First recorded in 1735–40; origin unknown

Origin of chess3

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English ches “tier, layer,” possibly alteration of Middle French chasse “frame”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chess1

C15 (in the sense: layer, tier): from Old French chasse frame, from Latin capsa box

Origin of chess2

C13: from Old French esches, plural of eschec check (at chess); see check

Origin of chess3

C18: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

Other hobbies include reading, playing chess, working out, and pretending I can cook.

You have to play that chess match with the defensive coordinator and the defensive players out there on the field on how they want to defend you.

A virtual robot arm has learned to solve a wide range of different puzzles—stacking blocks, setting the table, arranging chess pieces—without having to be retrained for each task.

If he had only played that one game, he would be famous in chess.

This approach has led to algorithms that have independently learned to play chess at a superhuman level and prove mathematical theorems without any human guidance.

In late April or early May 1955, Chuck approached Muddy Waters about recording, and Muddy sent him to Leonard Chess.

We thought this season it would be more fun to just start the chess game right away.

One of his most entertaining books is about Chess Records, the legendary Blues record label.

“I never during all those Chess years looked upon my father or my uncle or myself as artists,” Marshall Chess told me.

Argentina and Belgium, earlier in the day, had fought out a fascinating duel, not unlike chess on turf.

This other by what seems a congenial activity, fascinating as a game of chess, acquires uncounted millions.

I dont know that I care for chess; I can not concentrate my attention as I could a year ago.

She came to the table, set the candlestick down and looked over the chess-board.

Then he goes in to dine and play chess with the parson, and leaves me here to watch and wait.

She felt like a chess player who, by the clever handling of his pieces, sees the game taking the course intended.

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