chess setnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtʃes ˌset/us/ˈtʃes ˌset/the pieces used to play chess and the board on which the game is played
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Board games
- backgammon
- bishop
- blitz
- board game
- castle
- Chutes and Ladders
- counter
- defence
- draught
- endgame
- forfeit
- gambit
- grandmaster
- pawn
- pin
- queen
- queenside
- resign
- rook
- square
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- Here are checker-boards, chess sets, cards, games of all sorts.