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单词 russian chess
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Russian chess
Russian chess n. Obsolete a form of chess played by four players with four sets of pieces.
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1784 W. Coxe Trav. Poland, Russia, Sweden, & Denmark I. 415 The Russians have also another method of playing at chess, namely, with four persons at the same time, two against two; and for this purpose the board is longer than usual, contains more men, and is provided with a greater number of squares.]
1865 H. M. Grant Let. 4 Feb. in M. M. Gordon H. M. Grant (1876) xiii. 222 During the last three weeks we have introduced the amusement of playing a game at chess with four sets of men (called Russian chess) on our dining-table.
1871 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. 181 Who's for a game at Russian chess?.. The new board has been sent home and the two sets of chessmen made up.
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