chess

Εννοια

A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/t͡ʃɛs/

Ετυμολογία

From Middle English ches, chesse, from Old French eschés, plural of eschec, from Medieval Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king [in chess]”), from Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “shah, king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/).
Compare German Schach and Italian scacchi. Compare French échecs (“chess”) and its descendants: Catalan escacs and Dutch schaak. More at check and shah (“king of Persia or Iran”).

Προτάσεις

He played mainly in domestic chess tournaments and Finnish Chess Championships .

Έπαιξε κυρίως σε εγχώρια τουρνουά σκακιού και φινλανδικά πρωταθλήματα σκακιού.