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Tournament :: Tournament (n.) Any contest of skill in which there are many contestents for championship; as, a chess tournament..

King :: King (n.) The chief piece in the game of chess.

Checkmate :: Checkmate (n.) The position in the game of chess when a king is in check and cannot be released, -- which ends the game..

Castle :: Castle (n.) A piece, made to represent a castle, used in the game of chess; a rook..

Richesse :: Richesse (n.) Wealth; riches. See the Note under Riches.

Chesstree :: Chesstree (n.) A piece of oak bolted perpendicularly on the side of a vessel, to aid in drawing down and securing the clew of the mainsail..

Bishop :: Bishop (n.) A piece used in the game of chess, bearing a representation of a bishop's miter; -- formerly called archer..

Draught :: Draught (n.) A move, as at chess or checkers..

Archduchy :: Archduchy (n.) The territory of an archduke or archduchess.

Duchess :: Duchess (n.) The wife or widow of a duke; also, a lady who has the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right..

Chessil :: Chessil (n.) Gravel or pebbles.

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..

Archduchess :: Archduchess (n.) The consort of an archduke; also, a princess of the imperial family of Austria. See Archduke..

Knight :: Knight (n.) A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head..

Chessom :: Chessom (n.) Mellow earth; mold.

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..

Chesses :: Chesses (n. pl.) The platforms, consisting of two or more planks doweled together, for the flooring of a temporary military bridge..

Chessboard :: Chessboard (n.) The board used in the game of chess, having eight rows of alternate light and dark squares, eight in each row. See Checkerboard..

Duchesse D'angouleme :: Duchesse d'Angouleme () A variety of pear of large size and excellent flavor.

Chessy Copper :: Chessy copper () The mineral azurite, found in fine crystallization at Chessy, near Lyons; called also chessylite..

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