Illustration of chess
- chessboard with chess pieces arranged as at the beginning of a game
chess
1 of 2noun (1)
ˈches 
: a game for 2 players each of whom moves 16 pieces according to fixed rules across a checkerboard and tries to checkmate the opponent's king
chess
2 of 2noun (2)
1
: a weedy annual European bromegrass (Bromus secalinus) widely naturalized in North America as a weed especially in grain
2
: any of several weedy bromegrasses related to chess
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English ches, from Anglo-French escheks, eschés, plural of eschec check at chess — more at check
Noun (2)
origin unknown
First Known Use
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1736, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing chess
Kids Definition
chess
noun
ˈches
: a game for two players in which each player moves 16 pieces according to fixed rules across a checkerboard and tries to place the opponent's king in a position from which it cannot escape
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