fairy chessn.

Brit.

/ˈfɛːrɪ ˌtʃɛs/, U.S.

/ˈfɛri ˌtʃɛs/

Forms: also with capital initials and with capital initial in the first element.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fairy n., chess n.¹

Etymology: < fairy n. + chess n.¹

Chess.

Any of various versions of chess involving unorthodox rules or pieces. Also: an unorthodox chess problem; = fairy problem n. at fairy n. and adj. Compounds 2.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > chess > [noun] > form of chess

living chess1836

kriegspiel1903

fairy chess1914

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > chess > [noun] > problems

jeopardyc1369

problem1817

Indian problem1846

mover1868

Indian1878

retractive problem1890

waiting problem1891

retractor1893

help-mate1897

sui1897

miniature1903

waiter1906

grab theme1909

fairy chess1914

King's (or Queen's) Indian1931

1914 Australasian 20 June 1448/2 That region [of chess] which we think may fitly be called ‘Fairy Chess’ is developing phenomenally.

1947 T. R. Dawson Caissa's Fairy Tales 8 Ought we not in a contentious game like Fairy Chess have a Dragon?

1970 A. Sunnucks Encycl. Chess 126 Fairy chess, also known as heterodox chess. A form of chess problem, in which the normal rules of the game only partially apply.

1975 A. S. M. Dickins Short Hist. Fairy Chess 1/1 Fairy Chess might claim to be the poetry of the Chess Problem.

2009 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 3 Jan. 5 He was a pioneer of Fairy Chess.

Compounds

General attributive.

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1936 (title) The Problematist. Fairy chess supplement.

1947 T. R. Dawson Caissa's Fairy Tales 5 It continues into the Fairy Chess world a type of book all too rare in the normal problem world... Between the lines..is much of my Fairy Chess experience and life.

1973 Nature 14 Dec. 388/3 A problem position..must be a position that could, theoretically, be reached from the starting position of a game of chess (unless it is specifically stated to be a ‘fairy chess’ problem).

2004 Sunday Mail (S. Austral.) (Nexis) 19 Dec. 89 The book covers topics like Directmates, Helpmates and the mysterious Fairy chess problems which use pieces like grasshopper and nightrider.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fairy chess
释义	fairy chessn. Brit. /ˈfɛːrɪ ˌtʃɛs/, U.S. /ˈfɛri ˌtʃɛs/ Forms: also with capital initials and with capital initial in the first element. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fairy n., chess n.¹ Etymology: < fairy n. + chess n.¹ Chess. Any of various versions of chess involving unorthodox rules or pieces. Also: an unorthodox chess problem; = fairy problem n. at fairy n. and adj. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > chess > [noun] > form of chess living chess1836 kriegspiel1903 fairy chess1914 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > chess > [noun] > problems jeopardyc1369 problem1817 Indian problem1846 mover1868 Indian1878 retractive problem1890 waiting problem1891 retractor1893 help-mate1897 sui1897 miniature1903 waiter1906 grab theme1909 fairy chess1914 King's (or Queen's) Indian1931 1914 Australasian 20 June 1448/2 That region [of chess] which we think may fitly be called ‘Fairy Chess’ is developing phenomenally. 1947 T. R. Dawson Caissa's Fairy Tales 8 Ought we not in a contentious game like Fairy Chess have a Dragon? 1970 A. Sunnucks Encycl. Chess 126 Fairy chess, also known as heterodox chess. A form of chess problem, in which the normal rules of the game only partially apply. 1975 A. S. M. Dickins Short Hist. Fairy Chess 1/1 Fairy Chess might claim to be the poetry of the Chess Problem. 2009 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 3 Jan. 5 He was a pioneer of Fairy Chess. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1936 (title) The Problematist. Fairy chess supplement. 1947 T. R. Dawson Caissa's Fairy Tales 5 It continues into the Fairy Chess world a type of book all too rare in the normal problem world... Between the lines..is much of my Fairy Chess experience and life. 1973 Nature 14 Dec. 388/3 A problem position..must be a position that could, theoretically, be reached from the starting position of a game of chess (unless it is specifically stated to be a ‘fairy chess’ problem). 2004 Sunday Mail (S. Austral.) (Nexis) 19 Dec. 89 The book covers topics like Directmates, Helpmates and the mysterious Fairy chess problems which use pieces like grasshopper and nightrider. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1914
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