Definition of: chess

(ches) noun
A game of skill played by two persons on a checkered board (a chess′board′) divided into 64 squares, with 16 pieces on each side. The aim of each player, proceeding by alternate moves, is to checkmate his opponent's king. [<OF eschès, plural of eschec. See CHECK]

Definition of: chess

(ches) noun
1. Any of several kinds of brome grass, especially Bromus secalinus, a pernicious weed in grain fields in America and Europe: also called cheat.
2. The darnel. [Origin uncertain]

Definition of: chess

(ches) noun
The deck planks of a pontoon bridge. [Origin uncertain]

Most often used phrases:

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"chess" has the frequency of use of 0.0003% on city-data.com forum

"chess" has the frequency of use of 0.0028% on en.wikipedia.org.

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Definition of: chess

Definition of: chess

Definition of: chess

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