Dictionary
chess
Meaning
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.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/t͡ʃɛs/
Cognate with German
Schach
Cognate with French
échecs
Cognate with Catalan
escacs
Cognate with Dutch
schaak
Cognate with French
châssis
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