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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Tribe :: Tribe (n.) A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line; as, the Duchess tribe of shorthorns..
Man :: Man (n.) One of the piece with which certain games, as chess or draughts, are played..
Chessman :: Chessman (n.) A piece used in the game of chess.
Chessmen :: Chessmen (pl. ) of Chessma.
Chessil :: Chessil (n.) Gravel or pebbles.
Draught :: Draught (n.) A move, as at chess or checkers..
Checkmate :: Checkmate (n.) The position in the game of chess when a king is in check and cannot be released, -- which ends the game..
King :: King (n.) The chief piece in the game of chess.
Chessom :: Chessom (n.) Mellow earth; mold.
Chesses :: Chesses (n. pl.) The platforms, consisting of two or more planks doweled together, for the flooring of a temporary military bridge..
Duchess :: Duchess (n.) The wife or widow of a duke; also, a lady who has the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right..
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..
Queen :: Queen (n.) The most powerful, and except the king the most important, piece in a set of chessmen..
Archduchy :: Archduchy (n.) The territory of an archduke or archduchess.
Tournament :: Tournament (n.) Any contest of skill in which there are many contestents for championship; as, a chess tournament..
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..
Chess :: 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..
Chessy Copper :: Chessy copper () The mineral azurite, found in fine crystallization at Chessy, near Lyons; called also chessylite..
Cheat :: Cheat (n.) A troublesome grass, growing as a weed in grain fields; -- called also chess. See Chess..
Knight :: Knight (n.) A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head..
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