Definition of chess

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Chess (n.) A game played on a chessboard, by two persons, with two differently colored sets of men, sixteen in each set. Each player has a king, a queen, two bishops, two knights, two castles or rooks, and eight pawns..

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Knight :: Knight (n.) A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head..
House :: House (n.) A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece..
Duchess :: Duchess (n.) The wife or widow of a duke; also, a lady who has the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right..
Chesses :: Chesses (n. pl.) The platforms, consisting of two or more planks doweled together, for the flooring of a temporary military bridge..
Chessil :: Chessil (n.) Gravel or pebbles.
Chessel :: Chessel (n.) The wooden mold in which cheese is pressed.
Archduchy :: Archduchy (n.) The territory of an archduke or archduchess.
Chessmen :: Chessmen (pl. ) of Chessma.
Duchesse D'angouleme :: Duchesse d'Angouleme () A variety of pear of large size and excellent flavor.
Expert :: Expert (a.) Taught by use, practice, or experience, experienced; having facility of operation or performance from practice; knowing and ready from much practice; clever; skillful; as, an expert surgeon; expert in chess or archery..
Monarchess :: Monarchess (n.) A female monarch.
Draught :: Draught (n.) A move, as at chess or checkers..
Chess :: Chess (n.) A species of brome grass (Bromus secalinus) which is a troublesome weed in wheat fields, and is often erroneously regarded as degenerate or changed wheat; it bears a very slight resemblance to oats, and if reaped and ground up with wheat, so as to be used for food, is said to produce narcotic effects; -- called also cheat and Willard's bromus..
Board :: Board (n.) A square or oblong piece of thin wood or other material used for some special purpose, as, a molding board; a board or surface painted or arranged for a game; as, a chessboard; a backgammon board..
King :: King (n.) The chief piece in the game of chess.
Cheat :: Cheat (n.) A troublesome grass, growing as a weed in grain fields; -- called also chess. See Chess..
Chessy Copper :: Chessy copper () The mineral azurite, found in fine crystallization at Chessy, near Lyons; called also chessylite..
Castle :: Castle (n.) A piece, made to represent a castle, used in the game of chess; a rook..
Grace :: Grace (n.) The title of a duke, a duchess, or an archbishop, and formerly of the king of England..
Chess-apple :: Chess-apple (n.) The wild service of Europe (Purus torminalis).
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